title: Polarization and image rotation induced by a rotating dielectric rod: an optical angular momentum interpretation.
abstract: When light is transmitted along the axis of a rotating glass rod, the polarization of the light is rotated through a small angle [Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. A349, 423 (1976)]. Under the same conditions, we predict a rotation of the transmitted image by exactly the same angle. The treatment of the two effects in terms of light's spin and orbital angular momentum suggests that they share a common origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, SUPA, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
authors.forename: Miles
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Padgett
authors.forename: Graeme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Whyte
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Girkin
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Les
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Patrik
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ohberg
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Barnett