RAY-TRACING FORMULAS FOR REFRACTION AND INTERNAL-REFLECTION IN UNIAXIAL CRYSTALS

Authors
BEYERLE G MCDERMID IS
Citation
G. Beyerle et Is. Mcdermid, RAY-TRACING FORMULAS FOR REFRACTION AND INTERNAL-REFLECTION IN UNIAXIAL CRYSTALS, Applied optics, 37(34), 1998, pp. 7947-7953
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
37
Issue
34
Year of publication
1998
Pages
7947 - 7953
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1998)37:34<7947:RFFRAI>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Formulas for the calculation of the direction cosines of refracted and internally reflected rays in anisotropic uniaxial crystals are presen ted. The method is based on a transformation to a nonorthonormal coord inate system in which the normal surface associated with the extraordi nary ray is of spherical shape. A numerical example for the case of re fraction and internal reflection in calcite is given. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.