Transmission and reflection of Gaussian beams by anisotropic parallel plates

TL;DR

This paper derives explicit formulas for how Gaussian beams are reflected and transmitted through anisotropic parallel plates, considering multiple internal reflections and various orientations.

Contribution

It provides the first explicit and compact expressions for Gaussian beam interactions with anisotropic plates, including multiple reflections and arbitrary orientations.

Findings

Explicit formulas for reflection and transmission of Gaussian beams.

Accounts for multiple internal reflections.

Handles arbitrary optical axis orientations.

Abstract

Explicit and compact expressions describing the reflection and the transmission of a Gaussian beam by anisotropic parallel plates are given. Multiple reflections inside the plate are taken into account as well as arbitrary optical axis orientation and angle of incidence.