Generalized Jones matrices for anisotropic media
The interaction of arbitrary three-dimensional light beams with optical elements is described by the generalized Jones calculus, which has been formally proposed recently [Azzam, J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 28, 2279 (2011)]. In this work we obtain the parametric expression of the 3×3 differential generalized...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Data de publicação: | 2013 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Cantabria (UC) |
| Repositório: | UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/2171 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/10902/2171 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Physical optics Polarization Ellipsometry and polarimetry |
| Resumo: | The interaction of arbitrary three-dimensional light beams with optical elements is described by the generalized Jones calculus, which has been formally proposed recently [Azzam, J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 28, 2279 (2011)]. In this work we obtain the parametric expression of the 3×3 differential generalized Jones matrix (dGJM) for arbitrary optical media assuming transverse light waves. The dGJM is intimately connected to the Gell-Mann matrices, and we show that it provides a versatile method for obtaining the macroscopic GJM of media with either sequential or simultaneous anisotropic effects. Explicit parametric expressions of the GJM for some relevant optical elements are provided. |
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