<? pag\vskip-16pt?> Harnessing linear and angular momenta of light is one of the
cornerstones in modern optics and has found tremendous applications in optical circuits …

We review basic physics and novel types of optical angular momentum. We start with a
theoretical overview of momentum and angular momentum properties of generic optical …

Structured light refers to the generation and application of custom light fields. As the tools
and technology to create and detect structured light have evolved, steadily the applications …

Scientists have known for more than a century that light possesses both linear and angular
momenta along the direction of propagation. However, only recent advances in optics have …

Controlling the flow of light with nanophotonic waveguides has the potential of transforming
integrated information processing. Because of the strong transverse confinement of the …

The pace of innovations in the field of optical trap** has ramped up in the past couple of
years. The implementation of structured light, leading to groundbreaking inventions such as …

Optical vortices (OVs) carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) have attracted
considerable interest in the field of optics and photonics owing to their peculiar optical …

Spatiotemporal vortices of light, featuring transverse orbital angular momentum (OAM) and
energy circulation in the spatiotemporal domain, have received increasing attention recently …

Despite a plethora of applications ranging from quantum memories to high-resolution
lithography, the current technologies to generate vector vortex beams (VVBs) suffer from …

Spatiotemporal sculpturing of light pulse with ultimately sophisticated structures represents a
major goal of the everlasting pursue of ultra-fast information transmission and processing as …