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
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;
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
