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Absorbing anisotropic and gyrotropic slab between crossed polarizers in parallel light
M. S. GiammarinaroS. Miccianciosubject
PhysicsBirefringencebusiness.industryGeneral EngineeringPhysics::OpticsPolarizerPhysics::Classical Physicslaw.inventionMaxima and minimaLight intensityOpticsPhysics::Plasma PhysicslawTurn (geometry)SlabbusinessMaximaRefractive indexdescription
When a birefringent slab is rotated between two crossed polarizers, the four maxima and four minima of the transmitted intensity occur, as known, at every π/4 radians. If the slab is also optically active, the maxima and minima are arranged in other patterns that may be grouped according to the number of extrema met in one complete turn of the slab: four or eight. All the possible patterns are classified and each is related to some peculiarity of the complex refractive index of the slab.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-04-01 | Journal of the Optical Society of America |