Lateral spin transport in paraxial beams of light

Neugebauer M, Grosche S, Rothau S, Leuchs G, Banzer P (2016)

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Letter

Publication year: 2016

Journal

Optics Letters Optical Society of America

Publisher: OSA - The Optical Society

Book Volume: 41

Pages Range: 3499-3502

Journal Issue: 15

DOI: 10.1364/OL.41.003499

Abstract

We investigate the lateral transport of (longitudinal) spin angular momentum in a special polarization tailored light beam composed of a superposition of a y-polarized zero-order and an x-polarized first-order Hermite-Gaussian mode. This phenomenon is linked to the relative Gouy phase shift between the individual modes upon propagation, but can also be interpreted as a geometric phase effect. Experimentally, we demonstrate the implementation of such a mode and measure the spin density upon propagation.

Authors with CRIS profile

Martin Neugebauer Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik Simon Grosche Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik Sergej Rothau Institut für Optik, Information und Photonik Gerhard Leuchs Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik Peter Banzer Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik

Related research project(s)

Sub-wavelengthstructured materials for polarization manipulation (SWG) Jan. 1, 2007 - Jan. 1, 2021

How to cite

APA:

Neugebauer, M., Grosche, S., Rothau, S., Leuchs, G., & Banzer, P. (2016). Lateral spin transport in paraxial beams of light. Optics Letters, 41(15), 3499-3502. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.41.003499

MLA:

Neugebauer, Martin, et al. "Lateral spin transport in paraxial beams of light." Optics Letters 41.15 (2016): 3499-3502.

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