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| Authors | K. Yu. Bliokh |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0603072 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0603072 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.043901 |
| Journal | Phys.Rev.Lett. 97 (2006) 043901 |
Abstract
We consider propagation of a paraxial beam carrying the spin angular momentum (polarization) and intrinsic orbital angular momentum (IOAM) in a smoothly inhomogeneous isotropic medium. It is shown that the presence of IOAM can dramatically enhance and rearrange the topological phenomena that previously were considered solely in connection to the polarization of transverse waves. In particular, the appearance of a new-type Berry phase that describes the parallel transport of the beam structure along a curved ray is predicted. We derive the ray equations demonstrating the splitting of beams with different values of IOAM. This is the orbital angular momentum Hall effect, which resembles Magnus effect for optical vortices. Unlike the recently discovered spin Hall effect of photons, it can be much larger in magnitude and is inherent to waves of any nature. Experimental means to detect the phenomena is discussed.
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"title": "Geometrical Optics of Beams with Vortices: Berry Phase and Orbital Angular Momentum Hall Effect",
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