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Optical Nanoprobing via Spin-Orbit Interaction of Light

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Rodríguez-Herrera, Oscar G., Lara, David, Bliokh, Konstantin Y., Ostrovskaya, Elena A., Dainty, Chris·2010·Physical Review Letters

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We show, both theoretically and experimentally, that high-numerical-aperture (NA) optical microscopy is accompanied by strong spin-orbit interaction of light, which translates fine information about the specimen to the polarization degrees of freedom of light. An 80 nm gold nanoparticle scattering the light in the focus of a high-NA objective generates angular momentum conversion, which is seen as a nonuniform polarization distribution at the exit pupil. We demonstrate remarkable sensitivity of the effect to the position of the nanoparticle: Its subwavelength displacement produces the giant spin-Hall effect, i.e., macroseparation of spins in the outgoing light. This brings forth a far-field optical nanoprobing technique based on the spin-orbit interaction of light.

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  • A paraxial beam propagating in an optical fiber or along the optical axis of a uniaxial anisotropic crystal undergoes spin-to-vortex conversion.

    “(iii) A similar spin-to-vortex conversion occurs when a paraxial (collimated) beam propagates in an optical fiber 34 or along the optical axis of a uniaxial anisotropic crystal 35,36 .”

    From Spin–orbit interactions of light (2015) · cites this paper as [35]

    The paper describes spin-to-orbital-angular-momentum conversion and vortex generation in a lens–nanoparticle–lens system (pp. 2–3). It does not support the claimed setting: propagation of a paraxial beam in an optical fiber or along a uniaxial crystal’s optical axis. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  1. [12]E. Hasman et al. , Prog. Opt. 47 , 215 (2005); L. Marrucci, C. Manzo, and D. Paparo, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96 , 163905 (2006); G.F. Calvo and A. Picon, Opt. Lett. 32, 838 (2007).
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Authors
Rodríguez-Herrera, O. G., Lara, D., Bliokh, K. Y., Ostrovskaya, E. A., & Dainty, C.
Affiliations
  • Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE)
  • Imperial College London (GB)
  • Australian National University (AU)
Venue
Physical Review Letters
Published
2010-06-22
Volume
104
Issue
25
Pages
253601-253601
ISSN
  • 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
  • 1079-7114
OpenAlex
W2007667860
Cited by
266
References
33
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8.37
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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 › Materials Science › Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials › Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry
Keywords
spin-orbit interaction of light, high numerical aperture microscopy, gold nanoparticles, spin Hall effect, polarization distribution, exit pupil

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