Analytical expressions are obtained for and used in calculations of the transmittance of thin (on the order of a wavelength) layers under conditions of total reflection at one of the boundaries in the general case of linearly polarized radiation where the oscillation azimuth of the incident wave is not 0 or π/2. The transmittances of this kind of layer for TE (s-polarization) and TM (p-polarization) waves are compared. The analytic expressions are used to calculate the dependence of the energy transmittance on layer thickness for a fixed angle of incidence and different oscillation azimuths of a linearly polarized incident wave, as well as for several angles of incidence (including the critical angle) with a fixed oscillation azimuth.
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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 81, No. 1, pp. 71–74, January–February, 2014.
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Petrov, N.S., Zimin, A.B. Transmission of Electromagnetic Waves Through Plane-Parallel Layers Under Total Reflection Conditions. J Appl Spectrosc 81, 69–72 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10812-014-9888-7
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