Spin continuity and birefringence in locally isotropic weakly inhomogeneous media

Constantin N. Alexeyev; Yurii A. Fridman; Alexei N. Alexeyev

doi:10.1117/12.428292

30 May 2001 Spin continuity and birefringence in locally isotropic weakly inhomogeneous media

Constantin N. Alexeyev, Yurii A. Fridman, Alexei N. Alexeyev

Proceedings Volume 4403, Second International Conference on Singular Optics (Optical Vortices): Fundamentals and Applications; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.428292
Event: Singular Optics 2000: Fundamentals and Applications of Optical Vortices, 2000, Crimea, Ukraine

Abstract

On the basis of spin continuity equation we study the propagation of light in locally isotropic inhomogeneous media. We have obtained refined value of linear birefringence of order ((lambda) /(alpha) )² in layered media. We have studied spin transformations in perturbed weakly guiding fibers and proved that spin dynamics in fibers is governed by Heisenberg equation for a spin-1/2 particle.

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Constantin N. Alexeyev, Yurii A. Fridman, and Alexei N. Alexeyev "Spin continuity and birefringence in locally isotropic weakly inhomogeneous media", Proc. SPIE 4403, Second International Conference on Singular Optics (Optical Vortices): Fundamentals and Applications, (30 May 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.428292

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