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Fraunhofer Diffraction by a Slit into a Homogeneous Anisotropic Medium

Journal of Contemporary Physics (Armenian Academy of Sciences) volume 57, pages 49–53 (2022)Cite this article

Abstract

Fraunhofer diffraction of light by a slit on an opaque screen located between a vacuum and a homogeneous anisotropic medium in the absence and in the presence of absorption at different orientations of the optical axis of the medium relative to the slit is considered. The well-known formula for the diffraction in a vacuum is generalized, with the inclusion of the case of diffraction into a uniaxial anisotropic medium in the absence of absorption. A formula is obtained that makes it possible to determine the directions of the diffraction minima and maxima taking into account this absorption.

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The authors are grateful to V. Kocharyan for useful discussions.

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  1. Institute of Applied Problems of Physics, NAS of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia

    H. S. Eritsyan, A. L. Margaryan, A. G. Mkrtchyan & Zh. B. Khachatryan

  2. Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia

    A. A. Lalayan

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Eritsyan, H.S., Lalayan, A.A., Margaryan, A.L. et al. Fraunhofer Diffraction by a Slit into a Homogeneous Anisotropic Medium. J. Contemp. Phys. 57, 49–53 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3103/S106833722201008X

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Keywords:

  • Fraunhofer diffraction
  • anisotropic medium