Single Photon Eigen-Problem with Complex Internal Dynamics
Vunjak Nenad, P. Jovan, Dragoljub Lj. +6 more
1. The analysis of single photon behaving in coordinate systems of various geometries has shown the following: · In Cartesian coordinate system the components of single photon eigen-vector are progressive and regressive plane waves. In other words, the photon behaving is characterized by coordinates and momentum, only. · In cylindrical coordinate system the components of single photon eigen-vector of are progressive and regressive plane waves, but only along z axis. In comparison to the results of analysis in Cartesian coordinates the fact that in x y planes photon oscillations are attenuated according to 1/2 law represents a generalization. This conclusion has been based on asymptotic behaving of Bessel functions. · The most authentic result is obtained by the analysis in spherical coordinates. Photon states do not depend on angles, and they are damped according to r1 law, where r is radius of the sphere. It has also turned out that orbital momentum of a free photon is equal to zero (this is understandable considering the fact that it moves along a straight line). The important element determining the behavior of a free photon is spin. One components of photon eigen-vector corresponds to spin Sz = 1/2 projection, while the other component corresponds to spin Sz = 1/2 projection. This was concluded on the basis of the fact that its eigen-vector components are Bessel functions having indices +1/2 and 1/2. The last result shows that linearization of photon Hamiltonian gives more complete picture of single photon than Kline-Gordon's approach. Concluding the exposed analysis we shall try to connect the results obtained in series of experimental investigation of photon orbital momentum (Beth, 1936; Leach, et al., 2002; Allen, et al., 1992; Allen, 1966; He, et al., 1995; Friese, et al., 1996; Markoski, et al., 2008; van Enk & Nienhuis, 2007; Santamato, et al., 1988; O'Neil, et al., 2002; Volke-Sepulveda, et al., 2002). We shall not describe all quoted experiments. Instead of it we shall describe the essential idea: the orbital momentum of photon was determines from the changes of
InTech eBooks•Dec 1, 2009•0 citations