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Polarization of nonplanar wave fronts.
Yeshaiahu Fainman,Joseph Shamir +1 more
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Polarization characteristics of polarizers are evaluated for a general incident wave front using the plane-wave spectral representation and it is shown that even an ideal polarizer will transmit part of a cross-polarized wave if it does not coincide with the wave front.Abstract:
The action of a polarizer is conventionally determined only for a normally incident plane wave. In this work polarization characteristics of polarizers are evaluated for a general incident wave front using the plane-wave spectral representation. It is shown that even an ideal polarizer will transmit part of a cross-polarized wave if it does not coincide with the wave front. Some interesting polarization effects are demonstrated by application of the theoretical analysis to polarized spherical waves.read more
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Observing angular deviations in the specular reflection of a light beam
TL;DR: In this article, the direction of an optical beam after reflection from an air-glass interface, using a position detector with nanometre resolution, was determined by determining the angular dependence of the reflectivity.
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How orbital angular momentum affects beam shifts in optical reflection
TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that endowing a Gaussian light beam with orbital angular momentum leads to coupling of these four shifts; this is described by a $4\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}4$ mixing matrix.
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Polarization analysis of optical systems
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider methods suitable for analyzing systems for which the assumption of uniform amplitude and constant polarization state is not valid, and define the basic classes of polarization phenomena and a review of the Jones calculus are included to form a basis for the discussion.
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Spatially resolved ellipsometry
M. Erman,J. B. Theeten +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a spatially resolved ellipsometry (SRE) has been achieved using a convergent beam approach, and the modifications and limitations due to the use of such a nonplanar wave for an ellipsometric measurement are discussed.
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Parametric characterization of the spatial structure of non-uniformly polarized laser beams
TL;DR: In this paper, the spatial structure of partially polarized light fields is described by means of a family of measurable overall parameters averaged over the transverse spatial region where the beam intensity reaches significant values.
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Generalized Fresnel’s laws for a curved absorbing interface
John D. Love,Allan W. Snyder +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, generalized Fresnel coefficients describing power transmission across a curved dielectric interface were extended to include the effects of absorption, and simple conditions were determined under which the total transmitted power can be expressed as the sum of the power transmission due to curvature without absorption, plus the power transmitted due to absorption at a planar interface.
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Infrared Polarizer Selection
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance specifications for polarizers are discussed with particular emphasis on IR polarizers with a focus on the performance of specific polarizers and their advantages and disadvantages, and the information presented should be sufficient for a designer to specify and select the polarizer type best suited to his application.
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Extinction of light in Brewster polarizers: a shadowlike phenomenon
M. V. R. K. Murty,Rohit Shukla +1 more
TL;DR: This paper considers an interesting phenomenon observed when the authors use an extended source of light or a cone of light with its axis incident on the plane surface at the Brewster angle.