Jr. Goff, POLARIZATION PROPERTIES OF TRANSMISSION AND DIFFRACTION IN BSO - A UNIFIED ANALYSIS, Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics, 12(1), 1995, pp. 99-116
The evolution of polarization in holographically coupled beams travers
ing bismuth silicon oxide (BSO) in the E perpendicular to(($) over bar
110) configuration is analyzed. The phenomena of electrical birefring
ence, optical activity, and holographic diffraction are taken into acc
ount in a unified and exact manner. The holographic grating is assumed
to be static and to be created uniformly in a prior step. Formulas ar
e derived that readily describe quantitatively the amplitudes,. azimut
h, and ellipticity of the polarization at any depth in the crystal. Th
is analysis extends the research of others [J. Opt. Sec. Am. B 3, 321
(1986); J. Opt. Sec. Am. A 4, 325 (1987)]. Relevant literature is revi
ewed. Simple examples of applications are presented, as well as experi
mental work relating to parameter quantification.