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Article Dans Une Revue Annalen der Physik Année : 2023

Rotational Doppler Effect: A Review

Olivier Emile
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Janine Emile

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Generally, the linear motion between the source of a wave and an observer leads to a linear Doppler effect. It is associated with the linear momentum of the wave. For electromagnetic beams having a circular polarization or an azimuthal phase distribution, the rotation between the source and the observer results in a less well-known rotational Doppler effect. It is associated with the angular momentum of the wave. This is particularly the case for vortex beams. Here, the various physical insights that are given to explain the origin of the rotational Doppler effect is reviewed. The focus is on different cases where such an effect gives information on the rotational nature of the probed systems, and also on cases where the rotational Doppler effect is useless. Still debated issues and possible applications are then presented. A superposition of LG beams with l (in red) and -l$-\ell$ (in blue) reflected on a rotating right angle prism (rotating angular frequency omega) leads to a superposition of -l$ -\ell$ and l whose interference pattern is rotating at 2l omega$2\ell \Omega$. Each incoming beam is frequency shifted by l omega/(2 pi)$\ell \Omega /(2\pi )$. BS: Beam splitter, M: Mirror.image

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hal-04266592 , version 1 (31-10-2023)

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Olivier Emile, Janine Emile. Rotational Doppler Effect: A Review. Annalen der Physik, 2023, ⟨10.1002/andp.202300250⟩. ⟨hal-04266592⟩
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