How orbital angular momentum affects beam shifts in optical reflection

Details How orbital angular momentum affects beam shifts in optical reflection How orbital angular momentum affects beam shifts in optical reflection

2010-03-03

arxiv.org/abs/1003.0885v2

Physics

Optics

v2 Version accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. A

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It is well known that reflection of a Gaussian light beam ($\text{TEM}_{00}$) by a planar dielectric interface leads to four beam shifts when compared to the geometrical-optics prediction. These are the spatial Goos-H\"{a}nchen (GH) shift, the angular GH shift, the spatial Imbert-Fedorov (IF) shift and the angular IF shift. We report here, theoretically and experimentally, that endowing the beam with Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) leads to coupling of these four shifts; this is described by a $4 \times 4$ mixing matrix.

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