Observation of the in-plane spin separation of light
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We report on the observation of the spin separation of light in the plane of incidence when a linearly polarized beam is reflected or refracted at a planar dielectric interface. Remarkably, the in-plane spin separation reaches hundreds of nanometers, comparable with the transverse spin separation induced by the well-known spin Hall effect of light. The observation is properly explained by considering the in-plane spread of wave-vectors. This study thus offers new insights on the spinoptics and may provide a potential method to control light in optical nanodevices.
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Focusing by a high-NA lens rotates the wavevector of the incoming collimated beam in the meridional planes and generates a conical k-distribution in the focused field, accompanied by rotations of local polarization vectors.
“To understand the origin of the spin-to-orbital AM conversion, note that focusing by a high-NA lens rotates the wavevector (rays) of the incoming collimated beam in the meridional planes and generates a conical k -distribution in the focused field, Fig. 2a. This is accompanied by rotations of the local polarization vectors E attached and orthogonal to each k .”
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- Authors
- Qin, Y., Li, Y., Feng, X., Xiao, Y.-F., Yang, H., & Gong, Q.
- Affiliations
- Peking University (CN)
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- Optics Express
- Publisher
- Optica Publishing Group
- Published
- 2011-05-03
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 10
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- 9636
- ISSN
- 1094-4087 (ISSN-L)
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- 3.30
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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 › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry
- Keywords
- spin Hall effect of light, linearly polarized light
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