Title :
Experimental demonstration of the geometric spin Hall effect of light in highly focused vector beams
Author :
Neugebauer, Martin ; Banzer, Peter ; Bauer, Thomas ; Lindlein, Norbert ; Aiello, Andrea ; Marquardt, Christoph ; Korger, Jan ; Leuchs, Gerd
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate the geometric spin Hall effect of light by focusing a specially polarization tailored beam of light, resulting in the generation of purely transverse angular momentum in the focal plane.
Keywords :
acousto-optical filters; angular momentum; focal planes; light polarisation; optical focusing; spin Hall effect; supercontinuum generation; vectors; acousto-optical tunable filter; focal plane; geometric spin Hall effect; highly focused vector beams; microscope; polarization tailored beam; purely transverse angular momentum; supercontinuum light source; Focusing; Glass; Hall effect; Microscopy; Polarization; Substrates; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6