title: Low-power laser deformation of an air-liquid interface.
abstract: We report on the deformation of an air-water surface with a totally reflected low-power laser beam, inducing a convex mirror effect on the beam propagation. This bending is stronger close to the critical angle and depends on the polarization of the laser light. A model, leading to a simple dependence between the Goos-Hänchen shift and the radius of curvature of the interface, supports these observations. Bendings with radius of curvature as low as 0.10 m are demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: LPL, Université Rennes, France. olivier.emile@univ-rennes1.fr
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Emile
authors.forename: Janine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Emile