Reflection and transmission of light by thin vapor layers
| Autor: | G. Nienhuis, Bruno Zambon |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Circular dichroism
Materials science genetic structures business.industry Thin layer Layer thickness eye diseases Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Spectral line Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Vapor cell Wavelength Optics sense organs Electrical and Electronic Engineering Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Optical rotation business Coherence (physics) |
| Zdroj: | Optics Communications. 143:308-314 |
| ISSN: | 0030-4018 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0030-4018(97)00331-3 |
| Popis: | Optical properties of thin vapor layers are strongly affected by the influence of the boundaries. We study the transmission and reflection properties of a short vapor cell. The system is modeled as a thin layer between two parallel surfaces, filled with two-state atoms. The symmetry properties of the optical coherence with respect to the detuning of the light frequency from resonance show up in specific symmetries of the spectra. In the case of reflection, this symmetry depends on whether a quarter wavelength fits an even or an odd number of times in the layer thickness. Also the magnetically induced optical rotation and circular dichroism is discussed, both in transmission and in reflection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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