TRANSVERSE SHIFT OF A FOCAL SPOT DUE TO SWITCHING OF THE SIGN OF CIRCULAR-POLARIZATION

Authors
BARANOVA NB SAVCHENKO AY ZELDOVICH BY
Citation
Nb. Baranova et al., TRANSVERSE SHIFT OF A FOCAL SPOT DUE TO SWITCHING OF THE SIGN OF CIRCULAR-POLARIZATION, JETP letters, 59(4), 1994, pp. 232-234
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JETP letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00213640
Volume
59
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
232 - 234
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-3640(1994)59:4<232:TSOAFS>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
An axially symmetric optical lens made of isotropic material produces a transverse shift DELTAx is-proportional-to sigmalambda/2pi of the fo cal spot ''center of gravity'' under the switch of circular polarizati on sign sigma = +/- 1 of a plane incident wave (e(z) + isigmae(y))exp( ikz). This can be accomplished if most of the upper half (y > 0) of th e input plane is illuminated. This simple effect is discussed in the g eneral context of the spin-orbit interaction of the photon.