Polarization and angle-of-incidence dependence of the Goos-Hänchen shift in total internal reflection at a planar dielectric-dielectric interface

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The Goos-Hänchen shift (GHS) that accompanies total internal reflection (TIR) of a monochromatic p- or s-polarized light beam at a planar interface between a dense medium of incidence of refractive index and a rarer medium of refractive index is considered as a function of the index ratio, , and angle of incidence, . At a unique incidence angle the GHS is the same for the p and s polarizations, hence the shift becomes independent of polarization. Other significant characteristics associated with TIR at the special angle are identified. It is also shown that the GHS is nearly independent of in the range if the incident light is s-polarized and the index ratio N  2.5. No comparable results are obtained for incident p-polarized light.View full textDownload full textKeywordstotal internal reflection, Goos-Hänchen shift, polarization, physical opticsRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500340.2011.597914