Observation of the optical spin Hall effect

Nature Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 628-631

  Leyder, C ^a   Romanelli, M ^a   Karr, J Ph ^a   Giacobino, E ^a   Liew, T C H ^b   Glazov, M M ^c   Kavokin, A V ^b   Malpuech, G ^d   Bramati, A ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE KASTLER BROSSEL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; EXCITONS; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; MICROCAVITIES; PHONONS; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; LINEAR POLARIZATION; OPTICAL SPIN HALL EFFECT; POLARIZATION SPLITTINGS; SEMICONDUCTOR MICROCAVITIES; SPIN-POLARIZED EXCITONS; STRUCTURAL DISORDERS; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS;

SPIN HALL EFFECT;

EID: 34548488901     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys676     Document Type: Article

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