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On the behaviour of Poynting vector in material media with weak optical activity
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Adamenko D., Kostyrko M. and Vlokh R.

Abstract. We have obtained phenomenological relation for the Poynting vector of electromagnetic wave propagating in crystals that possess a so-called weak optical activity. The appearance of transverse component of the Poynting vector and a transverse shift of the optical beam due to spin-orbit interaction are discussed.

Keywords: Poynting vector, weak optical activity

PACS:  78.20.Ek
UDC: 535.56
Ukr. J. Phys. Opt. 12 143-149
doi: 10.3116/16091833/12/3/143/2011
Received: 04.07.2011
 

Анотація. Одержано співвідношення для вектора Пойнтінґа електромагнітної хвилі, яка поширюється в кристалах зі слабкою оптичною активністю. У роботі обговорено появу поперечної компоненти вектора Пойнтінґа та поперечного зміщення оптичного променя внаслідок спін-орбітальної взаємодії.
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