A general model consisting of micro-wave plates is presented as a straightforward extension of Jones-Mueller calculus in order to describe the effect that undergoes a perfectly polarized quasi-monochromatic light beam transmitted through a disordered birefringent medium. The model treats the birefringent medium as an array of micro-wave plates lying side by side. The transmitted light beam results spatially divided in micro-beams which inherit from micro-wave plates different polarization states and hence, spatial depolarization is achieved. The model is applied to a liquid crystal sandwich-like cell subject to a splay-bend perturbation in the bulk. The model output is cast against the experimental data with a set of parameters throughout simulations. A good agreement is obtained between experimental data and model results.
An approach to a model disordered birefringent medium for light depolarization applied to a liquid crystal device / Vena, C.; Massarelli, R.; Carbone, F.; Versace, Consolato Carlo. - In: JOURNAL OF OPTICS. - ISSN 2040-8978. - 16:6(2014), pp. 065705.1-065705.8.
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Titolo: | An approach to a model disordered birefringent medium for light depolarization applied to a liquid crystal device |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2014 |
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Citazione: | An approach to a model disordered birefringent medium for light depolarization applied to a liquid crystal device / Vena, C.; Massarelli, R.; Carbone, F.; Versace, Consolato Carlo. - In: JOURNAL OF OPTICS. - ISSN 2040-8978. - 16:6(2014), pp. 065705.1-065705.8. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11770/142836 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |