Goos–Hänchen and Imbert–Fedorov shifts: a novel perspective
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When a beam of light is reflected by a smooth surface its behavior deviates from geometrical optics predictions. Such deviations are quantified by the so-called spatial and angular Goos–Hänchen (GH) and Imbert–Fedorov (IF) shifts of the reflected beam. These shifts depend upon the shape of the incident beam, its polarization and on the material composition of the reflecting surface. In this paper we suggest a novel approach that allows one to unambiguously isolate the beam-shape dependent aspects of GH and IF shifts. We show that this separation is possible as a result of some universal features of shifted distribution functions which are presented and discussed. New Journal of Physics 14 (2012) 013058 1367-2630/12/013058+12$33.00 © IOP Publishing Ltd and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
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