Goos-Hänchen shift for relativistic particles based on Dirac's equation

The Goos-H"anchen (GH) shift is a specifical optical phenomenon that describes a shift parallel to the reflected light inside the plane of incidence, when a finite-width light undergoes total internal reflection at the interface of medium. Although the GH shift in optics has been widely observed experimentally, its generalization remains uncovered completely in relativistic quantum mechanics for the spinor structure and the possible existence of Klein's paradox. Through approximation and angular spectrum analysis, we calculate the GH shift for Dirac fermions under relativistic conditions when they are incident obliquely on a three-dimensional infinite potential barrier. Furthermore, we find that the relativistic quantum GH shift will degenerate into the result based on Schr"odinger equation under nonrelativistic limit, while the GH shift can be negative in Dirac's framework, which is different from the nonrelativistic case.

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Physical review. A/Physical review, A
Published
2024-10-03
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https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.110.042202
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4
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Quantum optics and atomic interactions
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Goos-Hänchen shift for relativistic particles based on Dirac's equation

Zhen-Xiao Zhang, Xing-Yan Fan, Jing‐Ling Chen, Jiang-Lin Zhou
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Physical review. A/Physical review, A
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Goos-Hänchen shift for relativistic particles based on Dirac's equation

Zhen-Xiao Zhang, Xing-Yan Fan, Jing‐Ling Chen, Jiang-Lin Zhou
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Abstract

The Goos-H\"anchen (GH) shift is a specifical optical phenomenon that describes a shift parallel to the reflected light inside the plane of incidence, when a finite-width light undergoes total internal reflection at the interface of medium. Although the GH shift in optics has been widely observed experimentally, its generalization remains uncovered completely in relativistic quantum mechanics for the spinor structure and the possible existence of Klein's paradox. Through approximation and angular spectrum analysis, we calculate the GH shift for Dirac fermions under relativistic conditions when they are incident obliquely on a three-dimensional infinite potential barrier. Furthermore, we find that the relativistic quantum GH shift will degenerate into the result based on Schr\"odinger equation under nonrelativistic limit, while the GH shift can be negative in Dirac's framework, which is different from the nonrelativistic case.

Physical review. A/Physical review, AVol. 110(4)
Nankai University (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Openalex Percentile: Top 19%
Quantum optics and atomic interactions
1.35
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