Spin Hall Effect of Light in Spherical Geometry
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Electromagnetic waves carry angular momenta, and, due to spin-orbit interaction, an encounter with a gradient of refractive index leads to transport of spin similar to the electronic spin Hall effect. We show here that transversal spin transport is possible even when the symmetry of optical interaction is of higher dimensionality. We demonstrate that for a wave in a pure state of polarization, the spin-orbit interaction results in a spiraling power flow that is determined by the extent of the interaction. As a result, the spin transport can be resonantly enhanced in a spherical geometry. Our results open the possibility for developing new functionalities for photonic devices.
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Illuminating only the x>0 half of a high-NA lens results in a subwavelength transverse shift of the focal spot: Y' ∝ σ/k.
“For example, illuminating only the x > 0 half of a high-NA lens results in the subwavelength transverse shift of the focal spot 8,28- 30 : ′ Y ∝σ / k .”
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The spin-to-orbital AM conversion can be interpreted as an azimuthal spin-Hall effect in cylindrically-symmetric fields; breaking this symmetry results in a pronounced spin-Hall effect in the direction orthogonal to the symmetry-breaking axis.
“The spin-to-orbital AM conversion can be interpreted as an azimuthal spin-Hall effect in cylindrically-symmetric fields 24,26,112 . Breaking this symmetry results in a pronounced spin-Hall effect in the direction orthogonal to the symmetry-breaking axis 8,28- 33 .”
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- Authors
- Haefner, D., Sukhov, S., & Dogariu, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Central Florida (US)
- Venue
- Physical Review Letters
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 2009-03-24
- Volume
- 102
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 123903-123903
- ISSN
- 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
- 1079-7114
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- W2067406385
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- 6.86
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- en
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- Topics
- 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
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics
- Keywords
- spin Hall effect of light, spin-orbit coupling, optical angular momentum, spin transport, spherical geometry, refractive index gradient, polarization, resonant enhancement, photonic devices
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