Coriolis Effect in Optics: Unified Geometric Phase and Spin-Hall Effect
Coriolis Effect in Optics: Unified Geometric Phase and Spin-Hall Effect
We examine the spin-orbit coupling effects that appear when a wave carrying intrinsic angular momentum interacts with a medium. The Berry phase is shown to be a manifestation of the Coriolis effect in a noninertial reference frame attached to the wave. In the most general case, when both the direction …