Analysis of the refraction of the extraordinary ray in a plane-parallel uniaxial plate with an arbitrary orientation of the optical axis

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2549-2555

  Avendano Alejo M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFRACTION; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CRYSTAL AXIS; OPTICAL AXIS; REFRACTING SURFACES;

RAY TRACING;

EID: 21244453145     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.002549     Document Type: Article

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