Birefringence in nonlinear anisotropic dielectric media

Journal Article · Wed Dec 15 04:00:00 EST 2004 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.70.124035· OSTI ID:20698273

Lorenci, V.A. de; Klippert, R; Teodoro, D H ^[1]

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1. Instituto de Ciencias Exatas, Universidade Federal de Itajuba, Av. BPS 1303 Pinheirinho, 37500-903 Itajuba, MG (Brazil)

Light propagation is investigated in the context of local anisotropic nonlinear dielectric media at rest with the dielectric coefficients {epsilon}{sup {mu}}{sub {nu}}={epsilon}{sup {mu}}{sub {nu}}(E{yields},B{yields}) and constant {mu}, in the limit of geometrical optics. Birefringence was examined and the general conditions for its occurrence were presented. A toy model is exhibited, in which uniaxial birefringent media with nonlinear dielectric properties could be driven by external fields in such way that birefringence may be artificially controlled. The effective geometry interpretation is also addressed.

• OSTI ID: 20698273
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 70; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ANISOTROPY
BIREFRINGENCE
DIELECTRIC MATERIALS
DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
GEOMETRY
LIGHT TRANSMISSION
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
OPTICS