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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Light-Matter Interactions
    • Imaging Science

    Background:

    • Optics enables imaging of material properties using light's characteristics.
    • Existing techniques utilize light's spin angular momentum (SAM) but not its orbital angular momentum (OAM).
    • OAM is encoded in a light beam's spiral spectrum.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the potential of using OAM spectra for imaging.
    • To demonstrate OAM's capability in characterizing material properties.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing canonical examples to illustrate OAM spectral analysis.
    • Analyzing how OAM spectra interact with phase and amplitude gradients, dislocations, and delays.

    Main Results:

    • OAM spectra can effectively image intrinsic and extrinsic material properties.
    • Demonstrated OAM's utility for characterizing various encoded features.

    Conclusions:

    • OAM spectra offer a novel and powerful tool for advanced optical imaging.
    • This approach expands the toolkit for remote sensing and material characterization.