Imbert–Fedorov effect explained

The Imbert–Fiodaraŭ effect (named after Fiodar Ivanavič Fiodaraŭ (1911  - 1994) and Christian Imbert (1937  - 1998)^[1] is an optical phenomenon in which a beam of circularly or elliptically polarized light undergoes a small sideways shift, when refracted or totally internally reflected. The sideways shift is perpendicular to the plane containing the incident and reflected beams. This effect is the circular polarization analog of the Goos–Hänchen effect.

References

• Book: de Fornel . Frédérique . Evanescent Waves: From Newtonian Optics to Atomic Optics . 2001 . Springer . Berlin . 9783540658450 . 9–13 . en.
• 10.1364/AO.43.001863. Experimental observation of the Imbert–Fedorov transverse displacement after a single total reflection . 2004 . Pillon . Frank . Gilles . Hervé . Girard . Sylvain . Applied Optics . 43 . 9 . 1863–1869 . 15072036 . 2004ApOpt..43.1863P .
• 10.1088/2040-8978/15/1/014001. Goos–Hänchen and Imbert–Fedorov beam shifts: An overview . 2013 . Bliokh . K. Y. . Aiello . A. . Journal of Optics . 15 . 1 . 014001 . 1210.8236 . 2013JOpt...15a4001B . 118380597 .

Notes and References

1. http://e-ico.org/node/81