Abstract
In principle the rotational Doppler effect could be used to detect the turning of a distant object, but the approach has not progressed beyond the laboratory, due to low photon-collection efficiency and orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode crosstalk. The authors address these challenges and successfully observe the effect over a 120-m free-space link between two rooftops. By analyzing the photon counts for the relevant OAM components, they deduce the speed and symmetry of rotating bodies, even at the photon-counting level. This work is a significant step toward remote sensing in a realistic environment based on the rotational Doppler effect of ``twisted light''.
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