Reflection by uniaxial crystals: polarizing angle and Brewster angle
JOSA A, Vol. 16, Issue 11, pp. 2763-2766 (1999)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.16.002763
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Abstract
The polarizing angle θpol is the angle of incidence at which an incident wave of arbitrary polarization becomes linearly polarized on reflection. In terms of the reflection amplitudes it is given by rpprss−rpsrsp=0. We show that it may be obtained by the solution of a quartic equation. This equation is closely related to the quartic that defines the Brewster angle θpp at which rpp is zero, previously obtained. The angles θpol and θpp are compared and contrasted. A method of identifying the physical root or roots of each quartic is given. Index matching enhances the difference between θpol and θpp.
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OCIS Codes
(120.5700) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Reflection
(160.1190) Materials : Anisotropic optical materials
(260.1180) Physical optics : Crystal optics
(260.1440) Physical optics : Birefringence
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
Citation
John Lekner, "Reflection by uniaxial crystals: polarizing angle and Brewster angle," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 16, 2763-2766 (1999)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-16-11-2763
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