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Non-uniformly polarized beams across their transverse profiles: an introductory study for undergraduate optics courses
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- ©2004 IOP Publishing Ltd. One of the authors (G P) acknowledges support from project BFM2001-1356 of the Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología of Spain.<br />We provide a simple theoretical study of beams non-uniformly polarized across their transverse sections which can be introduced in undergraduate optics courses. In order to generate such beams we propose to use a slightly convergent (or divergent) linearly and uniformly polarized beam impinging on an anisotropic uniaxial material with the beam propagation direction along the optic axis. Analytical expressions for the Jones vector, Stokes parameters, ellipticity and azimuth at each point of the transverse section, perpendicular to the propagation direction, are obtained at the output of this system. By means of these parameters a detailed description of the state of polarization across the transverse profile is given.<br />Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología of Spain<br />Depto. de Óptica<br />Fac. de Ciencias Físicas<br />TRUE<br />pub
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- Database :
- OAIster
- Notes :
- application/pdf, 0143-0807, English
- Publication Type :
- Electronic Resource
- Accession number :
- edsoai.on1413946499
- Document Type :
- Electronic Resource