Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: We report a unified representation of the spatial and angular Goos-H\"anchen and Imbert-Fedorov shifts that occur when a light beam reflects from a plane interface. We thus reveal the dual nature of spatial and angular shifts in optical beam reflection. In the Goos-H\"anchen case we show theoretically and experimentally that this unification naturally arises in the context of reflection from a lossy surface (e.g., a metal).
Source: Physical Review A
Authors: A. Aiello, M. Merano, J. P. Woerdman
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2057749350