One analytic form for four branches of the ABCD matrix
Mathematical Physics
2015-05-18 v2 math.MP
Quantum Physics
Abstract
It is not always possible to diagonalize the optical matrix, but it can be brought into one of the four Wigner matrices by a similarity transformation. It is shown that the four Wigner matrices can be combined into one matrix with four branches. This result is illustrated in terms of optical activities, laser cavities, and multilayer optics.
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@article{arxiv.1002.1234,
title = {One analytic form for four branches of the ABCD matrix},
author = {S. Baskal and Y. S. Kim},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.1234},
year = {2015}
}
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21 pages, 3 figures, published in Special Issue: Festschrift in Memory of Lorenzo M. Narducci