Abstract
The amount of transverse orbital angular momentum (OAM) carried by the spatiotemporal optical vortices (STOVs) is being hotly debated. In this contribution I unveil the mystery of the amount of total, intrinsic and extrinsic transverse OAM carried by STOVs. They do not carry any total transverse OAM about a static transverse axis crossing the STOV center. Yet, STOVs carry a transverse OAM about a moving transverse axis crossing the STOV center permanently, which is identified with the intrinsic OAM, and an opposite extrinsic transverse OAM about the fixed axis. These results raise questions about the interpretation of second-harmonic and high-harmonic experiments or simulations with STOVs, and the capability of STOVs to transmit OAM to particles. Other advances such as observation of vortex splitting and topological charge flipping of high-order STOVs in free space and in dispersive media, and the transverse torque exerted by optical elements will be discussed.
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