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Polarization-independent modulation of light in gyrotropic cubic crystals

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Polarization-independent modulation of light in gyrotropic cubic crystals is investigated in the Bragg and intermediate diffraction regimes. It is found that, for crystals with considerable specific rotation, the photoelastic anisotropy is suppressed by the circular anisotropy and the observed diffraction efficiency depends weakly on the polarization azimuth of the incident light. Good agreement is obtained between modulation parameters calculated theoretically on the basis of the coupled wave theory and experimental results for a bismuth silicate crystal in the intermediate diffraction regime.

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  1. Mozyr’ State Pedagogical University, Mozyr’, 247760, Belarus

    G. V. Kulak

  2. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, 220072, Belarus

    S. N. Kovchur & P. I. Ropot

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Translated from Optika i Spektroskopiya, Vol. 96, No. 4, 2004, pp. 642–645.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Kulak, Kovchur, Ropot.

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Kulak, G.V., Kovchur, S.N. & Ropot, P.I. Polarization-independent modulation of light in gyrotropic cubic crystals. Opt. Spectrosc. 96, 582–585 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1719149

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