Micaceous Biotite as Efficient Brewster Angle Polarizer for Vacuum Ultraviolet
作者:
M. B. Robin,
N. A. Kuebler,
Yoh‐Han Pao,
期刊:
Review of Scientific Instruments
(AIP Available online 1966)
卷期:
Volume 37,
issue 7
页码: 922-924
ISSN:0034-6748
年代: 1966
DOI:10.1063/1.1720365
出版商: AIP
数据来源: AIP
摘要:
A naturally occurring, iron rich silicate mineral commonly known as biotite has been found to perform very well as a Brewster angle reflection polarizer in the region 1100 Å to nearly 6000 Å. This observed behavior is somewhat anomalous since it is well‐known that nonabsorbing dielectric surfaces which polarize well in Brewster angle reflection have low reflectivity whereas the light reflected from highly reflecting surfaces has a low polarization. In contrast to this, we have found biotite to have a rather high reflectivity with strong polarization of the reflected light. The characteristics of this polarizer are reported in this paper and the apparent anomaly is resolved in terms of an optical anisotropy hitherto disregarded in this context.
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