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Spin Hall effect and circular birefringence in polymers

Optics 2018-03-13 v1

Abstract

We demonstrate experimentally the fine lateral circular birefringence of a tunable birefringent polymer, the first example of the spin Hall effect of light in a polymeric material. We report experimental observations of this effect using polarimetric techniques and quantum-weak-measurement techniques, reporting a weak amplification factor of 200.

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@article{arxiv.1801.08006,
  title  = {Spin Hall effect and circular birefringence in polymers},
  author = {Osamu Takayama and Graciana Puentes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.08006},
  year   = {2018}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures

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