New formalism for the analysis of polarization evolution for radiation in a weakly nonuniform, fully anisotropic medium: a magnetized plasma
JOSA A, Vol. 18, Issue 10, pp. 2601-2606 (2001)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.18.002601
Acrobat PDF (140 KB)
Abstract
The evolution equation is obtained for the state of polarization of partially polarized radiation propagating in a medium that is nonuniform and fully anisotropic, i.e., that presents both linear and circular birefringence as well as dichroism. The treatment covers the general case in which the characteristic polarizations are not necessarily orthogonal, such as occurs for propagation in a magnetized, dissipative plasma. The differential Mueller matrix that appears in the evolution equation is obtained explicitly for two particular cases. The resulting formalism is convenient for numerical integration.
© 2001 Optical Society of America
[Optical Society of America ]
OCIS Codes
(120.5410) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Polarimetry
(260.2130) Physical optics : Ellipsometry and polarimetry
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
(350.5400) Other areas of optics : Plasmas
Citation
Sergio E. Segre, "New formalism for the analysis of polarization evolution for radiation in a weakly nonuniform, fully anisotropic medium: a magnetized plasma," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 18, 2601-2606 (2001)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-18-10-2601
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Citation lists with outbound citation links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article level metrics are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
Related Journal Articles 
- Evolution of the polarization state for radiation propagating in a nonuniform, birefringent, optically active, and dichroic medium:the case of a magnetized plasma (JOSAA)
- Optimization of retardance for a complete Stokes polarimeter (OL)
- Combined grazing-angle and normal-incidence reflectometry of absorbing media (JOSAA)
- Effect of ray refraction on evolution of the polarization state of radiation propagating in a nonuniform, birefringent, optically active and dichroic medium (JOSAA)
- Alignment and calibration of the MgF2 biplate compensator for applications in rotating-compensator multichannel ellipsometry (JOSAA)
Related Conference Papers
- Space-Variant Polarization Manipulation for Polarimetric Measurement by use of Subwavelength Gratings
- Field measurements of state of polarization and PMD from a tier-1 carrier
- Capabilities and Limitations of Using Measured Mueller Matrices to Predict Complex Optical System Performance
- Condition Number as a Metric for the Effectiveness of Polarimetric Algorithms
- Characterization of commercial sheet polarizer material
« Previous Article | Next Article »
OSA is a member of 