Optical path in birefringent media and Fermat's principle

In this paper we propose a definition for the optical path in birefringent crystals. We apply this definition to light refraction in a crystal-crystal interface by means of Fermat's principle. The result obtained is confirmed by applying Snell's law generalized for crystals and the relatio...

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Autores principales: Simon, M.C., Gottschalk, K.V.
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Fermat principle
Crystals
Interfaces (materials)
Maxwell equations
Refraction
Birefringence
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spelling todo:paper_09639659_v7_n6_p1403_Simon2023-10-03T15:54:30Z Optical path in birefringent media and Fermat's principle Simon, M.C. Gottschalk, K.V. Fermat principle Crystals Interfaces (materials) Maxwell equations Refraction Birefringence In this paper we propose a definition for the optical path in birefringent crystals. We apply this definition to light refraction in a crystal-crystal interface by means of Fermat's principle. The result obtained is confirmed by applying Snell's law generalized for crystals and the relation obtained from Maxwell's equations between the direction normal to the wavefront and the ray. © 1998 IOP Publishing Ltd. Fil:Simon, M.C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Gottschalk, K.V. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09639659_v7_n6_p1403_Simon
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topic Fermat principle
Crystals
Interfaces (materials)
Maxwell equations
Refraction
Birefringence
spellingShingle Fermat principle
Crystals
Interfaces (materials)
Maxwell equations
Refraction
Birefringence
Simon, M.C.
Gottschalk, K.V.
Optical path in birefringent media and Fermat's principle
topic_facet Fermat principle
Crystals
Interfaces (materials)
Maxwell equations
Refraction
Birefringence
description In this paper we propose a definition for the optical path in birefringent crystals. We apply this definition to light refraction in a crystal-crystal interface by means of Fermat's principle. The result obtained is confirmed by applying Snell's law generalized for crystals and the relation obtained from Maxwell's equations between the direction normal to the wavefront and the ray. © 1998 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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author Simon, M.C.
Gottschalk, K.V.
author_facet Simon, M.C.
Gottschalk, K.V.
author_sort Simon, M.C.
title Optical path in birefringent media and Fermat's principle
title_short Optical path in birefringent media and Fermat's principle
title_full Optical path in birefringent media and Fermat's principle
title_fullStr Optical path in birefringent media and Fermat's principle
title_full_unstemmed Optical path in birefringent media and Fermat's principle
title_sort optical path in birefringent media and fermat's principle
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