Symmetries and conservation of spin angular momentum, helicity, and chirality in photonic time-varying media

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作者：
Jajin, Mohsen Mohammadi [1 ]
Vazquez-Lozano, J. Enrique [1 ]
Liberal, Inigo [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Publ Navarra, Inst Smart Cities, Dept Elect Elect & Commun Engn, Pamplona 31006, Spain
来源：
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2024年 / 110卷 / 06期
基金：
欧盟地平线“2020”;
关键词：
ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY; METAMATERIALS; PROPAGATION; INTERFACES; DISPERSION; LAWS;
D O I：
10.1103/PhysRevA.110.063522
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
Polarization-dependent dynamical properties of light such as the spin angular momentum (SAM), helicity, and chirality are conserved quantities in free space. Despite their similarities on account of their relationship with a circular state of polarization, SAM, helicity, and chirality emerge from distinct symmetries, which endows them with different physical meanings, properties, and practical applications. In this work we investigate the behavior of such quantities in time-varying media (TVM), i.e., how a temporal modulation impacts their symmetries and conservation laws. Our results demonstrate that the SAM is conserved for any time modulation, helicity is only preserved in impedance-matched time modulations, and chirality is not conserved. In addition, the continuity equations highlight the dependence of the chirality on the energy content of the fields. These results provide additional insights into the similarities and differences between SAM, helicity, and chirality, as well as their physical meaning. Furthermore, our theoretical framework provides an alternative perspective to analyze polarization-dependent light-matter interactions in TVM.
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