Polarization properties of nano-structured thin films in reflection and transmission: a new theorem on polarized light

Martin W. McCall; Carl Paterson; Ian Hodgkinson

doi:10.1117/12.827414

20 August 2009 Polarization properties of nano-structured thin films in reflection and transmission: a new theorem on polarized light

Martin W. McCall, Carl Paterson, Ian Hodgkinson

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Proceedings Volume 7404, Nanostructured Thin Films II; 740404 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827414
Event: SPIE NanoScience + Engineering, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We prove a new theorem on polarized light: when un-polarized (natural) light is incident to a lossless optical element, the polarized reflected intensity equals the polarized transmitted intensity. We have confirmed the theory both through algebraic simulation and through experiments carried out on a Titanium Oxide chiral thin film.

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Martin W. McCall, Carl Paterson, and Ian Hodgkinson "Polarization properties of nano-structured thin films in reflection and transmission: a new theorem on polarized light", Proc. SPIE 7404, Nanostructured Thin Films II, 740404 (20 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827414

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