# Spin Hall effect of light in a random medium

## TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that light beams in disordered media exhibit a spin Hall effect and spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion, which can be observed through polarimetric measurements, advancing understanding of light behavior in complex materials.

## Contribution

It provides a theoretical framework for the spin Hall effect of light in random media and suggests experimental detection methods.

## Key findings

- Optical beams in disordered media show a spin Hall effect.
- Spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion occurs in these conditions.
- Effects can be detected via polarimetric measurements.

## Abstract

We show that optical beams propagating in transversally disordered materials exhibit a spin Hall effect and a spin-to-orbital conversion of angular momentum as they deviate from paraxiality. We theoretically describe these phenomena on the basis of the microscopic statistical approach to light propagation in random media, and show that they can be detected via polarimetric measurements under realistic experimental conditions