Optical spin-orbit interaction induced by magnetic textures
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| author | Luttmann, Martin Fanciulli, Mauro Carrara, Pietro Sacchi, Maurizio Ruchon, Thierry |
| author_facet | Luttmann, Martin Fanciulli, Mauro Carrara, Pietro Sacchi, Maurizio Ruchon, Thierry |
| contents | Contrary to the optical spin angular momentum (SAM), the role played by the orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light in magneto-optics remains largely unexplored. However, the SAM and OAM are known to be coupled when light interacts with non-homogeneous and non-isotropic materials. Here we predict that the OAM carried by each photon in a light beam is modified upon reflection on magnetic textures like skyrmions, and that the sign of this variation is governed by the SAM of the incident field. Our predictions can be readily tested by performing circular dichroism measurements, and may provide new routes to shape light's angular momentum with magnetism. |
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| spellingShingle | Optical spin-orbit interaction induced by magnetic textures Luttmann, Martin Fanciulli, Mauro Carrara, Pietro Sacchi, Maurizio Ruchon, Thierry Optics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Contrary to the optical spin angular momentum (SAM), the role played by the orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light in magneto-optics remains largely unexplored. However, the SAM and OAM are known to be coupled when light interacts with non-homogeneous and non-isotropic materials. Here we predict that the OAM carried by each photon in a light beam is modified upon reflection on magnetic textures like skyrmions, and that the sign of this variation is governed by the SAM of the incident field. Our predictions can be readily tested by performing circular dichroism measurements, and may provide new routes to shape light's angular momentum with magnetism. |
| title | Optical spin-orbit interaction induced by magnetic textures |
| topic | Optics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15232 |