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arxiv: 1003.0885 · v2 · pith:SGTO3TPDnew · submitted 2010-03-03 · ⚛️ physics.optics

How orbital angular momentum affects beam shifts in optical reflection

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It is well known that reflection of a Gaussian light beam ($\text{TEM}_{00}$) by a planar dielectric interface leads to four beam shifts when compared to the geometrical-optics prediction. These are the spatial Goos-H\"{a}nchen (GH) shift, the angular GH shift, the spatial Imbert-Fedorov (IF) shift and the angular IF shift. We report here, theoretically and experimentally, that endowing the beam with Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) leads to coupling of these four shifts; this is described by a $4 \times 4$ mixing matrix.

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