Application of the Jones calculus for a modulated double-refracted light beam propagating in a homogeneous and nondepolarizing electro-optic uniaxial crystal

Abstract

The Jones matrix calculus is applied to an electro-optic crystal with uniaxial symmetry when the light beam is incident nearly normally on the crystal face. The approach allows one to treat refracted waves and rays that diverge in the crystal and are modulated by an external low-frequency field. The effect of partial interference of overlapping refracted beams is allowed for and calculated for the case of uniform intensity of the beam over its cross section. The method is employed to analyze optical systems containing an imprecisely cut and aligned electro-optic crystal plate.

Analysis of quadratic electrooptic response of BaTiO3 crystal in ferroelectric phase

“…Considering the configurations with the light sent perpendicularly to the crystal optical axis, we assumed that no retardation plate is applied. This is possible because a method has been recently proposed that takes advantage of the temperature dependence of crystal's natural birefringence to provide the work of the modulator on the linear, most sensitive part of its transmission characteristic [2,9].…”

“…Convenient means to investigate the indirect contributions are provided by Jones matrix calculus extended for an arbitrary direction of light in a way that allows us to treat refracted waves and rays that diverge in the crystal and are modulated by an external low-frequency electric field [1][2][3]. In the extended approach, independently of the electric-field-induced changes in the optical frequency impermeability tensor, the following phenomena have been taken into account:…”

“…It has been shown recently, that measurements of quadratic electrooptic coefficients in noncentrosymmetric crystals require a careful analysis of physical mechanisms responsible for the nonlinear response [1,2,6]. Thus, investigations of the response nature are of great significance.…”

Temperature dependence of linear electrooptic coefficients r 113 and r 333 in lithium niobate

“…The samples were carefully annealed [5]. To exclude possible errors that may result from inaccuracies in cutting and/or alignment of the samples we took into account the results of numerical analysis based on the Jones calculus [10,11].…”

Estimation of spontaneous antipolarization of ADP based on magnitude of fourth‐order electrooptic effect

“…It has been recently pointed out (for example, see Refs. [18][19][20]) that the spread in the experimental values of the quadratic and fourth-order coefficients can be contributed to the apparent nonlinear electrooptic effects due to errors resulting from deviations in the crystal cutting and/or alignment.…”