GAUSSIAN BEAM TRANSMISSION AND REFLECTION FROM A GENERAL ANISOTROPIC MULTILAYER STRUCTURE

摘要

Transmission and reflection of Gaussian beams from a general anisotropic multilayer structure are investigated. The principal axes of the layers are oriented arbitrarily with respect to each other and with respect to a fixed reference coordinate system. The Gaussian beam is assumed to have an arbitrary angle of incidence and linear polarization orientation. Two numerical examples are presented: a single slab of uniaxial calcite and a multilayer structure of biaxial 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)-3-acetamidonitrobenzene with antireflection coatings on the input and output faces. Results show the distortions of the beam caused hy the anisotropy of the structure. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America [References: 27]