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Generation of mutual coherence of eigenvibrations in α -quartz at infrared frequencies by incidence of randomly polarized waves

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Considering the interaction of the electric field of the incident light and piezoelectric lattice vibrations at infrared frequencies, we proposed the relationships to describe eigenvibrations in α-quartz. Orthogonal eigenvibrations are found to be the correlated oscillations with mutual coherence. Such arguments were confirmed by generation of polarized waves on reflection of randomly polarized incident light from α-quartz. By incidence of randomly polarized infrared light, the reflected waves are found to be polarized and vibrate in two directions of eigenpolarizations with mutual coherence, corresponding to the ordinary and extraordinary waves, respectively. This observation provides a novel technique to develop the new type of polarizer in the infrared frequency region.

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  1. Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, 210093, Nanjing, P.R. China

    C.Z. Tan, H. Li & L. Chen

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42.70.Ce; 77.22.Ej; 77.65.Ly; 78.20. Ci; 78.30.-j

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Tan, C., Li, H. & Chen, L. Generation of mutual coherence of eigenvibrations in α -quartz at infrared frequencies by incidence of randomly polarized waves. Appl. Phys. B 86, 129–137 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-006-2470-0

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