Authors : Ymer Halimi, Besim Xhafa and Albert Januzaj
Abstract: State of polarization of light on reflection and transmission is a subject of change. This change can be determined by determining the coefficients of reflection and transmission. When coefficients are complex numbers, we obtain an ellyptic polarization. This phenomenon appears also when the incident light is linearly or circularly polarized. In this study, the problem of three equally separated plates in vacuum is discussed. The incident light is considered linearly polarized and with a high degree of coherence. Interference on reflection and absorption are not taken into consideration. For determination of coefficients r and t, the recursive Wolter’s formulas are used. Formulas for r and t obtained for isotropic plates are transformed for anisotropic plates for special directions of optical axes of crystalline plates. The accuracy of obtained formulas is verified for the case of a single plate.
Ymer Halimi, Besim Xhafa and Albert Januzaj, 2010. Reflection and Transmission Coefficients of Linearly Polarized Light Passing Through Three Separated Plane-Parallel Plates in Vacuum. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 5: 193-200.