Propagation of light polarization in a birefringent medium: Exact analytic models
Optics
2015-05-27 v1 Mathematical Physics
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Atomic Physics
Classical Physics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
Driving the analogy between the coherent excitation of a two-state quantum system and the torque equation of motion, we present exact analytic solutions to different models for manipulation of polarization in birefringent medium. These models include the one-dimensional model, the Landau-Zener model, and the Demkov-Kunike model. We also give an example for robust, broadband manipulation of polarization by suitably tailoring the birefringence vector.
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@article{arxiv.1102.1315,
title = {Propagation of light polarization in a birefringent medium: Exact analytic models},
author = {G. T. Genov and A. A. Rangelov and N. V. Vitanov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.1315},
year = {2015}
}
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7 pages, 8 figures