Interference blots and fringe dislocations in optics of twisted birefringent media
JOSA A, Vol. 15, Issue 9, pp. 2404-2411 (1998)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.15.002404
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Abstract
The appearance of interference blots and of the dislocation of interference fringes is studied by means of modeling an arbitrary inhomogeneous birefringent medium with rotating principal optical axes by a system of two birefringent plates. A theoretical explanation of these irregularities is given. Conditions for the appearance of interference blots and fringe dislocations are derived. A method of classification of singular points in the fringe patterns is presented.
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OCIS Codes
(260.1180) Physical optics : Crystal optics
(260.1440) Physical optics : Birefringence
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
Citation
H. Aben and L. Ainola, "Interference blots and fringe dislocations in optics of twisted birefringent media," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 15, 2404-2411 (1998)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-15-9-2404
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