Publications

Papers

  1. Twisted optical molasses for all-optical atomic cooling and trapping
    A. R. Carter and M. Babiker
    Phys. Rev. A 77, 043401 (2008)
  2. Orientational effects of twisted light on twisted nematic liquid crystals
    A. R. Carter, L. C. Dávila Romero, M. Babiker, D. L. Andrews, and M. I. J. Probert
    J. Phys. B 39, S523-S528 (2006)
  3. Transient optical angular momentum effects and atom trapping in multiple twisted beams
    D. L. Andrews, A. R. Carter, M. Babiker, and M. Al-Amri
    Proc. SPIE 6131, 613103 (2006)
  4. Generation of microscale current loops, atom rings, and cubic clusters using twisted optical molasses
    A. R. Carter, M. Babiker, M. Al-Amri, and D. L. Andrews
    Phys. Rev. A 73 021401(R) (2006)
  5. Transient optical angular momentum effects in light-matter interactions
    A. R. Carter, M. Babiker, M. Al-Amri, and D. L. Andrews
    Phys. Rev. A 72, 043407 (2005)
  6. Interaction of Laguerre-Gaussian light with liquid crystals
    L. C. Dávila Romero, A. R. Carter, M. Babiker, and D. L. Andrews
    Proc. SPIE 5736, 150 (2005)
  7. The interaction of optical vortices with chiral matter
    D. L. Andrews, M. Babiker, A. R. Carter, and L. C. Dávila Romero
    Proc. SPIE 5508, 277 (2004)

Talks

Talks given at meetings and seminar sessions since 2007.

  • Optical parametric oscillation in GaN microcavities – LDSD group talk, Sheffield (8th May 2008)
  • Optical parametric oscillation in GaN microcavities – Stimscat meeting, Cambridge (17th March 2008)
  • Spatial structure and stability of the OPO – Stimscat meeting, Rome (4th October 2007)
  • Atom cooling and trapping with twisted light – Departmental seminar, Sheffield (3rd December 2007)
  • Interaction of single and multiple twisted beams with atoms and liquid crystals – Theory group seminar, Sheffield (22nd March 2007)

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