Abstract
The rotational Doppler shift is the counterpart of the usual linear Doppler effect for rotating bodies. We study by an experimental approach coupled with theoretical considerations the rotational shift of a fundamental laser light reflected on an ideal rotating propeller. We decompose the reflected light on a Laguerre–Gaussian basis and show that only modes having the same rotational symmetry as the propeller are involved in the decomposition. The latter experience a frequency shift proportional to the rotation frequency of the propeller and the topological charge of the beam. Extensions of this work in the microwave domain are then considered.
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