Optical Stern–Gerlach Effect in Periodically Poled Electro‐Optical Crystals
Wenguo Zhu,
Xinzhou Liang,
Weichao Xie
et al.
Abstract:The Stern–Gerlach (SG) effect provided the first direct experimental evidence of the quantization of electron spin. Although some analog SG effects have been proposed in optical systems, finding a perfect optical analog for the SG effect remains a challenge. Here, a novel optical SG effect is demonstrated in periodically poled electro‐optical crystals. Induced by an applied electric field, the principal axes of crystal rock periodically along the propagation direction of light. When the quasi‐phase‐matching co… Show more
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