6-4偏振重点.ppt

第六章 光的偏振和晶体光学基础 6.2.5 旋光 Optical Active 1.旋光现象 Optical Activity (also called “Chirality”) Unlike birefringence, optical activity maintains a linear polarization throughout. The polarization rotation angle is proportional to the distance. Optical activity was discovered in 1811 by Arago. 旋光晶体 Principal Axes for Optical Activity As for birefringent media, the principal axes of an optically active medium are the mediums symmetry axes. We consider the component of light along each principal axis independently in the medium and recombine them afterward. In media with optical activity, the p