Optical activity of noncentrosymmetric metals
Abstract
We describe the phenomenon of optical activity of noncentrosymmetric metals in their normal and superconducting states. The found conductivity tensor contains the linear in wave-vector off-diagonal part responsible for the natural optical activity. Its value is expressed through the ratio of light frequency to the band splitting due to the spin-orbit interaction. The Kerr rotation of polarization of light reflected from the metal surface is calculated.
- Publication:
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Physical Review B
- Pub Date:
- March 2010
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevB.81.094525
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1001.2113
- Bibcode:
- 2010PhRvB..81i4525M
- Keywords:
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- 74.25.Gz;
- 74.20.Fg;
- 74.25.N-;
- 78.20.Ek;
- Optical properties;
- BCS theory and its development;
- Optical activity;
- Condensed Matter - Superconductivity;
- Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons
- E-Print:
- 9 pages + 2 pages of Erratum. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:0903.3306