Reflection and Transmission of Plane Waves at the Planar Interface of a General Uniaxial Medium and Free Space |
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| Authors: | Akhlesh Lakhtakia Vijay K. Varadan Vasundara V. Varadan |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics and Center for the Engineering of Electronic and Acoustic Materials , The Pennsylvania State University , 227 Hammond Building, University Park, PA, 16802, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract A general uniaxial medium is characterized by its permittivity and permeability tensors having the same preferred axis. The plane wave reflection and transmission characteristics of a planar interface between free space and a general uniaxial medium have been obtained; since application as a polarizer is envisioned, the preferred axis lies in a plane parallel to the interface. Application of the Brewster law, as well as conditions for total reflection are explored. |
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