Edited by Juan P. Torres and Lluis Torner Twisted Photons Related Titles Clarke, D. Meschede, D. Stellar Polarimetry Optics, Light and Lasers 2010 The Practical Approach to Modern Aspects of Photonics and Laser Physics ISBN: 978-3-527-40895-5 2007 R¨omer, H. ISBN: 978-3-527-40628-9 Theoretical Optics An Introduction Busch, K., Lolkes, ¨ S., Wehrspohn, R. B., Foll, ¨ H. (eds.) 2009 Photonic Crystals ISBN: 978-3-527-40776-7 Advances in Design, Fabrication, and Characterization Wang, L. V., Wu, H.-i Biomedical Optics Principles and Imaging 2007 ISBN: 978-0-471-74304-0 2004 ISBN: 978-3-527-40432-2 Edited by Juan P. Torres and Lluis Torner Twisted Photons Applications of Light with Orbital Angular Momentum The Editors Prof. Juan P. Torres Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences Mediterranean Technology Park Av Canal Olimpic s/n 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona) Spain
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