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Imbert–Fedorov effect

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The Imbert-Fedorov effect is an optical phenomenon in which circularly or elliptically polarized light undergoes a small shift, transverse to the direction of propagation, when totally internally reflected. This effect is the circular polarization analog of the Goos-Hänchen effect.

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