Abstract
We observe that optical activity in light scattering can be probed using types of illuminating light other than single plane (or quasi plane) waves and that this introduces new possibilities for the study of molecules and atoms. We demonstrate this explicitly for natural Rayleigh optical activity which, we suggest, could be exploited as a new form of spectroscopy for chiral molecules through the use of illuminating light comprised of two plane waves that are counter propagating.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 25819-25829 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics |
| Volume | 16 |
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| Publication status | Published - 7 Oct 2014 |
Keywords
- optical activity
- structured light
- illuminating light
- natural Rayleigh optical activity