The dynamics of polarization in an anisotropic nanocomposite with effective permittivity satisfying the Maxwell–Garnett model has been investigated. It has been established that for circular polarization, depending on the frequency, there exist three bands in each of which the evolution of polarization has a different character. With the help of the Poincaré sphere, states have been identified through which the polarization passes as light propagates in the composite. A small change in the filling factor of the nanocomposite leads to a substantial change in the phase change and the polarization of the wave. The curve of the phase change upon exit from the medium as a function of the wavelength of the incident light has a resonance character.
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 5, pp. 21–25, May, 2014.
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Pyatnov, M.V. Evolution of Polarization in an Anisotropic Nanocomposite with Resonance Dispersion. Russ Phys J 57, 585–590 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11182-014-0280-0
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