3 papers
physics.optics2024
A rectangular loop interferometer for scalar optical computations and controlled generation of higher-order vector vortex modes using spin-orbit interaction of light
Ram Nandan Kumar, Gaurav Verma, Subhasish Dutta Gupta +2
We have developed a rectangular loop interferometer (RLI) that confines light in a rectangular path and facilitates various interesting applications. Such a device can yield the su…
physics.optics2024
Inhomogeneous spin momentum induced orbital motion of birefringent particles in tight focusing of vector beams in optical tweezers
Ram Nandan Kumar, Sauvik Roy, Anand Dev Ranjan +3
Spin orbit interaction (SOI) due to tight focusing of light in optical tweezers has led to exciting and exotic avenues towards inducing rotation in microscopic particles. However,…
physics.optics2023
Probing inhomogeneous and dual asymmetric angular momentum exploiting spin-orbit interaction in tightly focused vector beams in optical tweezers
Ram Nandan Kumar, Jeeban Kumar Nayak, Anand Dev Ranjan +3
The spin-orbit interaction (SOI) of light generated by tight focusing in optical tweezers has been regularly employed in generating angular momentum - both spin and orbital - in tr…