New formalism for the analysis of polarization evolution for radiation in a weakly nonuniform, fully anisotropic medium: A magnetized plasma

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作者：

Segre, Sergio E. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Ist. Nazionale Fisica della Materia, Dipartimento di Fisica, II Univ. di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy

来源：

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision | 2001年 / 18卷 / 10期

关键词：

Anisotropy; -; Birefringence; Integration; Magnetization; Plasmas; Radiation;

D O I：

10.1364/josaa.18.002601

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摘要：

The evolution equation is obtained for the state of polarization of partially polarized radiation propagating in a medium that is nonuniform and fully anisotropic, i.e., that presents both linear and circular birefringence as well as dichroism. The treatment covers the general case in which the characteristic polarizations are not necessarily orthogonal, such as occurs for propagation in a magnetized, dissipative plasma. The differential Mueller matrix that appears in the evolution equation is obtained explicitly for two particular cases. The resulting formalism is convenient for numerical integration. © 2001 Optical Society of America.

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