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Polarization, transverse shifts, and angular momentum conservation laws in partial reflection and refraction of an electromagnetic wave packet

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Bliokh, K. Yu., Bliokh, Yu. P.·2007·Physical Review E

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We present a solution to the problem of partial reflection and refraction of a polarized paraxial Gaussian beam at the interface between two transparent media. The Fedorov-Imbert transverse shifts of the centers of gravity of the reflected and refracted beams are calculated. Our results differ in the general case from those derived previously by other authors. In particular, they obey general conservation law for the beams' total angular momentum but do not obey one-particle conservation laws for individual photons, which have been proposed by [Onoda Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 083901 (2004)]. We ascertain that these circumstances relate to the artificial model accepted in the literature for the polarized beam; this model does not fit to real beams. The present paper resolves the recent controversy and confirms the results of our previous paper [Bliokh Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 073903 (2006)]. In addition, a diffraction effect of angular transverse shifts of the reflected and refracted beams is described.

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Authors
Bliokh, K. Y., & Bliokh, Y. P.
Affiliations
  • Institute of Radio Astronomy (UA)
  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IL)
Venue
Physical Review E
Published
2007-06-21
Volume
75
Issue
6
Pages
066609-066609
ISSN
  • 1539-3755 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-2376
OpenAlex
W1984461142
Cited by
224
References
27
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6.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials › Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
Keywords
partial reflection, transverse shift, angular momentum conservation, photon angular momentum, beam diffraction

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