Vectorial characterization of surface wave via one-dimensional photonic-atomic structure

M. Asadolah Salmanpour, M. Mosleh, S. M. Hamidi · 2023

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Waves that hug the surface of a layered crystal carry a spin that plain light tests cannot read. Salmanpour and co-authors found a way to gauge that spin in work from twenty twenty-three, by letting the wave touch atomic gas. Their setup joins the crystal to a cell of rubidium gas.

A mild magnet field gives the setup a sense of direction. Dark lines in the bounce spectrum then shift with the field's tilt and with the wave's cross spin. Those shifts let the team reset two classic test layouts for surface waves. Simple math on the soak-up spectra then yields the share of lengthwise and crosswise field parts in the wave's spin. The method opens a path to spin-based light tools.

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CREATORM. Asadolah Salmanpour, M. Mosleh, S. M. Hamidi
YEAR2023
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE44 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC10709312

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