Optical rotation
Glazer, A. M. and
Cox, K. G.,
International Tables for Crystallography
(2013).
Vol. D,
Section 1.6.5,
p.
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and that optical rotation is in fact a form of circular birefringence .
Figure
1.6.5.1
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Fresnel's explanation of optical rotation.
Fig.
1.6.5.2 illustrates in a more generalized way ...
Optical rotation perpendicular to the optic axis of a uniaxial crystal
Glazer, A. M. and
Cox, K. G.,
International Tables for Crystallography
(2013).
Vol. D,
Section 1.6.5.6,
p.
[ doi:10.1107/97809553602060000905 ]
for this section [equations (
1.6.5.44) and (
1.6.5.43) ]. This value of κ = 1 means that the two waves are circular (see Section
1.6.5.5), i.e. there is no linear birefringence, only a pure rotation. In this direction, the gyration g 33 ...
Gyration tensor
Glazer, A. M. and
Cox, K. G.,
International Tables for Crystallography
(2013).
Vol. D,
Section 1.6.5.4,
p.
[ doi:10.1107/97809553602060000905 ]
to equation (
1.6.5.12), it is the pseudotensor given by that is more often described as the gyration tensor . The difference between them is really one of emphasis. The tensor refers to the polarization directions of the wave, whereas the g ...
Optical rotation along the optic axis of a uniaxial crystal
Glazer, A. M. and
Cox, K. G.,
International Tables for Crystallography
(2013).
Vol. D,
Section 1.6.5.5,
p.
[ doi:10.1107/97809553602060000905 ]
terms equal to zero. The equations for the dielectric displacements along the three coordinate axes, and are then given, according to equations (
1.6.5.14) and (
1.6.5.15), by If the light is taken to propagate along, the optic ...
The dielectric tensor and spatial dispersion
Glazer, A. M. and
Cox, K. G.,
International Tables for Crystallography
(2013).
Vol. D,
Section 1.6.5.2,
p.
[ doi:10.1107/97809553602060000905 ]
...
Symmetry of effective dielectric tensor
Glazer, A. M. and
Cox, K. G.,
International Tables for Crystallography
(2013).
Vol. D,
Section 1.6.5.3,
p.
[ doi:10.1107/97809553602060000905 ]
...
Introduction
Glazer, A. M. and
Cox, K. G.,
International Tables for Crystallography
(2013).
Vol. D,
Section 1.6.5.1,
p.
[ doi:10.1107/97809553602060000905 ]
birefringence .
Figure
1.6.5.1
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Fresnel's explanation of optical rotation.
Fig.
1.6.5.2 illustrates in a more generalized way the nature of the birefringences possible in a crystal ...
