Open AccessRay tracing in Rochon prisms with absorption
Author(s) -
Meibo Lv,
Pei Wang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.25.014676
Subject(s) - optics , prism , ray tracing (physics) , lossy compression , attenuation , plane wave , plane (geometry) , wave propagation , physics , snell's law , absorption (acoustics) , attenuation coefficient , refraction , geometry , mathematics , statistics
We theoretically analyze inhomogeneous plane waves propagating in a Rochon prism made from uniaxial absorbing material. Expressions for the propagation and attenuation directions of the ordinary and the extraordinary waves in the lossy Rochon prism are derived by complex ray-tracing method. As an application, the propagation characteristic of the inhomogeneous plane waves within the lossy Rochon prisms at normal incidence are analyzed and discussed.