Photon Drag Effect due to Berry Curvature

A theoretical investigation reveals that the photon drag effect (PDE) is induced in a grating slab with deformation by the Berry curvature in phase space. It drifts the momentum of light, and gives asymmetric PDE signals in momentum space. Large PDE signals are observed even near the Γ point. This c...

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Published inPhysical review letters Vol. 117; no. 8; p. 083901
Main Authors Kurosawa, Hiroyuki, Sawada, Kei, Ohno, Seigo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 19.08.2016
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Summary:A theoretical investigation reveals that the photon drag effect (PDE) is induced in a grating slab with deformation by the Berry curvature in phase space. It drifts the momentum of light, and gives asymmetric PDE signals in momentum space. Large PDE signals are observed even near the Γ point. This characteristic agrees well with our theoretical results.
ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.083901