Internal conical refraction of light beams in biaxial gyrotropic crystals
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چکیده
Internal conical refraction in biaxial gyrotropic crystals has been studied theoretically. A special case of Gaussian beam conical refraction has been considered comprehensively. The results of numerical simulation agree well with the available experimental data. 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. PACS: 42.25.Bs; 42.25.Lc; 42.25.Fx; 78.20.Ek; 78.20.Fm
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