Modern Application Packages for Rigorous Solution of Problems of Light Propagation in Anisotropic Layered Media. I. General Solution of Boundary Problems in Crystal Optics

摘要

A new approach to the solution of the boundary problems of light propagation in optically active anisotropic absorbing media has been suggested. Unlike a number of already existing approaches, the new approach is based on the use of a computer mathematical system-the integrated application package Mathematica-4.1 and the method suggested by Berreman. It is shown that the special functions integrated into the package allow one to calculate the characteristics of the reflected and transmitted light for an arbitrary class of crystals and construct their dependences on various optical parameters. The examples of the application of the package Mathematica-4.1 for solving various problems of crystal optics are considered.