Spin-Hall effect of light at a tilted polarizer

K. Y. Bliokh*, C. Prajapati, C. T. Samlan, N. K. Viswanathan, F. Nori

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    Abstract

    We describe the spin-Hall effect of light (as well as the angular Goos-Hänchen effect) at a tilted linear-dichroic plate, such as a usual linear polarizer. Although the spin-Hall effect at a tilted polarizer was previously associated with the geometric spin-Hall effect of light (which was contrasted to the regular spin-Hall effect) [Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 113902 (2014)], we show that the effect is actually an example of the regular spin-Hall effect that occurs at tilted anisotropic plates [Optica 3, 1039 (2016)]. Moreover, our approach reveals the angular spin-Hall shift, which is absent in the “geometric” approach. We verify our theory experimentally using the method of quantum weak measurements.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4781-4784
    Number of pages4
    JournalOptics Letters
    Volume44
    Issue number19
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2019

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