Nonparaxial polarizers

Aiello A, Marquardt C, Leuchs G (2009)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2009

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Book Volume: 34

Pages Range: 3160-3162

Journal Issue: 20

DOI: 10.1364/OL.34.003160

Abstract

We develop a theoretical description for polarizers that goes beyond the paraxial approximation. By combining existing theories for fields with nonplanar wavefronts, we are able to derive a simple power series expansion expressing the electric field of a light beam after a polarizer as a linear function of the field and its spatial derivatives evaluated before the polarizer. The first few terms of such expansion are explicitly given, and their physical meaning is discussed. © 2009 Optical Society of America.

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APA:

Aiello, A., Marquardt, C., & Leuchs, G. (2009). Nonparaxial polarizers. Optics Letters, 34(20), 3160-3162. https://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.34.003160

MLA:

Aiello, Andrea, Christoph Marquardt, and Gerd Leuchs. "Nonparaxial polarizers." Optics Letters 34.20 (2009): 3160-3162.

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