Observation of Optical Spin Symmetry Breaking in Nanoapertures
Abstract
Observation of a spin symmetry breaking effect in plasmonic nanoscale structures due to spin-orbit interaction is presented. We demonstrate a nanoplasmonic structure which exhibits a crucial role of an angular momentum (AM) selection rule in a light-surface plasmon scattering process. In our experiment, the intrinsic AM (spin) of the incident radiation is coupled to the extrinsic momentum (orbital AM) of the surface plasmons via spin-orbit interaction. Due to this effect, we achieved a spin-controlled enhanced transmission through a coaxial nanoaperture.
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The fundamental mechanisms underlying spin-dependent deformation of optical fields are geometric phases.
“Most importantly, the fundamental mechanisms underlying the spin-dependent deformation of optical fields are geometric phases (see Box 2).”
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Properly designing anisotropic and inhomogeneous structures allows considerable enhancement of SOI effects and highly efficient spin-dependent shaping and control of light.
“Moreover, properly designing anisotropic and inhomogeneous structures (e.g., metasurfaces or liquid crystals) allows considerable enhancement of the SOI effects and highly efficient spindependent shaping and control of light 37- 45 .”
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If the element converts the transmitted beam into x-propagated surface-plasmon waves, then the two spin components propagate in opposite directions.
“Moreover, if the element converts the transmitted beam into the x propagated surface-plasmon waves, then the two spin components propagate in opposite directions 42 .”
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The x-variant anisotropic structure deflects right-hand and left-hand polarized beams in opposite x-directions.
“Thus, the x -variant anisotropic structure deflects right-hand and left-hand polarized beams in opposite x -directions 5,37,42,114 .”
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- Authors
- Gorodetski, Y., Shitrit, N., Bretner, I., Kleiner, V., & Hasman, E.
- Affiliations
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IL)
- Corresponding author
- Hasman, Erez
- Venue
- Nano Letters
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2009-06-25
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 3016-3019
- ISSN
- 1530-6984 (ISSN-L)
- 1530-6992
- OpenAlex
- W2027011896
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- FWCI
- 8.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Nano Letters (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials › Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
- Keywords
- spin-orbit coupling, nanoapertures, surface plasmons, angular momentum selection rules, plasmonic nanostructures
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