• DocumentCode
    499430
  • Title

    Enhanced birefringence of inhomogeneous slabs

  • Author

    Sukhov, Sergey ; Haefner, David ; Agarwal, Girish ; Dogariu, Aristide

  • Author_Institution
    CREOL & FPCE, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We show that the presence of an interface changes the local field distributions in inhomogeneous materials. The loss of field symmetry leads to a significant surface-induced birefringence of an inhomogeneous medium.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; slabs; enhanced birefringence; field symmetry; inhomogeneous materials; inhomogeneous slabs; interface; local field distributions; Birefringence; Dielectrics; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Permittivity; Refractive index; Slabs; (000.4430) Numerical approximation and analysis; (160.2710) Inhomogeneous optical media;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224515
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=499430