Photonic spin Hall effect in twisted bilayer phosphorene

Abstract

We investigate the photonic spin Hall effect of a linearly polarized Gaussian beam reflected on the surface of twisted bilayer phosphorene. The photonic spin shift depends strongly on optical resonance behavior, which is determined by the twist angle. The magnified spin shift near the Brewster angle is sensitive to the twist angle and can be fitted by numerical models. In particular, the spin shifts in the terahertz region of frequency are well within the current experimental detection precision. Our findings suggest that the photonic spin Hall effect is promising for precise characterization of the optical property and the structure of twisted bilayer phosphorene.