The spin Hall effect of light in moving medium
2017 ◽
Vol 31
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pp. 1650427
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In this paper, we investigate the spin Hall effect of light in moving inhomogeneous medium using the Gordon metric and the Maxwell’s equations in the gravitational field. Light experiences a moving medium as a gravitational field by means of the Gordon metric. It is shown that the spin Hall effect of light is modified by the motion of medium, and the deflection of the ray trajectory is dependent on the polarization and the motion of the medium. It is interesting that there is no coupling of the spin angular momentum of light and the effective gravitational field when the medium is moving along the direction of the gradient [Formula: see text]. The results provide a potential method for controlling the spin Hall effect of light in medium.
2012 ◽
Vol 285
(6)
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pp. 864-871
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