Full mathematical description of electro-optic detection in optically isotropic crystals

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 622-631

  van der Valk, Nick C J ^a   Wenckebach, Tom ^a   Planken, Paul C M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ELECTRO-OPTIC DETECTION; OPTICALLY ISOTROPIC CRYSTALS; TERAHERTZ ELECTRIC FIELDS;

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS;

EID: 10044242681     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.21.000622     Document Type: Article

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