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Edwin H. Hall, in the year 1879, devised an experiment that could be used to identify the polarity of the predominant charge carriers in a conducting material. From a historical perspective, this experiment was the first to demonstrate that the charge carriers in most metals are negative.

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Chandravati Prajapati1, D Ranganathan, Joby Joseph

  • 1Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India. chandra9.iitd@gmail.com

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We developed a new method to measure the spin Hall effect of light (SHEL) across an entire beam. This technique allows for detailed analysis of light polarization shifts, improving upon previous centroid-only measurements.

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Area of Science:

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Quantum Optics
  • Light-Matter Interactions

Background:

  • The spin Hall effect of light (SHEL) describes the spin-dependent transverse spatial separation of light beams upon reflection or refraction.
  • Existing methods for measuring SHEL are often limited to the beam's centroid, restricting comprehensive analysis.
  • Characterizing SHEL is crucial for applications in optical sensing, manipulation, and quantum information processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a novel experimental method for measuring the spin Hall effect of light (SHEL).
  • To enable SHEL measurements across the entire exit pupil of a light beam, not just the centroid.
  • To validate the method by measuring SHEL for common optical materials and analyzing beam shifts.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing interference between two orthogonal circularly polarized beams with a polarizer.
  • Implementing a measurement technique that captures SHEL across the entire exit pupil.
  • Employing a He-Ne laser at 633 nm to measure SHEL for an aluminum mirror and a glass plate at incidence angles from 22° to 70°.

Main Results:

  • Successfully measured the spin Hall effect of light across the entire exit pupil.
  • Experimental results for an aluminum mirror and glass plate showed good agreement with theoretical predictions.
  • Demonstrated the ability to measure transverse shifts of a Gaussian beam using the developed method.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed experimental method provides a comprehensive approach to measuring the spin Hall effect of light.
  • The technique overcomes limitations of previous methods by enabling full transverse section analysis.
  • The findings validate the experimental approach and its agreement with optical theory.