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Hall Effect of Light

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Onoda, Masaru, Murakami, Shuichi, Nagaosa, Naoto·2004·Physical Review Letters

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We derive the semiclassical equation of motion for the wave packet of light taking into account the Berry curvature in momentum-space. This equation naturally describes the interplay between orbital and spin angular momenta, i.e., the conservation of the total angular momentum of light. This leads to the shift of wave-packet motion perpendicular to the gradient of the dielectric constant, i.e., the polarization-dependent Hall effect of light. An enhancement of this effect in photonic crystals is also proposed.

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  • The helicity-dependent shift of the trajectory is intimately related to the fundamental conservation of the total angular momentum of light.

    “Moreover, the helicity-dependent shift of the trajectory is intimately related to the fundamental conservation of the total angular momentum of light.”

    From Spin–orbit interactions of light (2015) · cites this paper as [14]

  • A circularly polarized laser beam reflected or refracted at a dielectric interface experiences a tiny transverse spin-dependent shift out of the plane of incidence.

    “(i) A circularly polarized laser beam reflected or refracted at a dielectric interface does not propagate in the original plane but experiences a tiny transverse spin-dependent shift out of this plane.”

    From Spin–orbit interactions of light (2015) · cites this paper as [14]

  • The helicity-dependent term in the equations of motion can be considered as a Lorentz force produced by the Berry curvature acting in momentum space.

    “Later, it was shown that the helicity-dependent term in Eq. (1) can be considered as a 'Lorentz force' produced by the Berry curvature F σ P ( ) acting in momentum space 7,13,14,17 (Box 2).”

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  • In a gradient-index medium, the trajectory of light is described by equations of motion whose last term describes the transverse spin-dependent displacement (spin-Hall effect of light).

    “The last term in Eq. (1) describes the transverse spin-dependent displacement of the trajectory, i.e., the spin-Hall effect of light (Fig. 1a).”

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  • This polarization-dependent shift is known as the spin Hall effect of light or optical Magnus effect.

    “This effect is known as the spin Hall effect of light or optical Magnus effect [24 -35]”

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  1. [3]S. Pancharatnam, The Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences Vol. XLIV, No. 5, Sec. A, 247 (1956).
  2. [4]M. V. Berry, Proc. R. Soc. A 392 , 45 (1984); Geometrical Phases in Physics , edited by A. Shapere and F. Wilczek (World Scientific, Singapore, 1989).

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Authors
Onoda, M., Murakami, S., & Nagaosa, N.
Affiliations
  • National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (JP)
  • The University of Tokyo (JP)
Venue
Physical Review Letters
Published
2004-08-18
Volume
93
Issue
8
Pages
083901-083901
ISSN
  • 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
  • 1079-7114
OpenAlex
W2016427540
Cited by
1,148
References
23
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FWCI
8.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Physical Review Letters (publishedVersion)
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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 › Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics
Keywords
Berry curvature, Berry phase, orbital angular momentum, spin angular momentum, total angular momentum conservation, photonic crystals

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