Journal of Physical Studies 6(3), 354–361 (2002) DOI: https://doi.org/10.30970/jps.06.354 MANIFESTATIONS OF OPTICAL ANISOTROPY OF CRYSTALS IN MULTIPLE BEAM FABRI–PEROT INTERFERENCE O. S. Kushnir Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Department for Nonlinear Optics, 8 Kyrylo i Mefodii Str., Lviv UA–79005, Ukraine

Using the Jones matrix technique, an approach is developed for describing the multiple beam interference in crystalline plates with a general character of optical anisotropy which is applicable in a practical approximation of weak anisotropy. The working relations are obtained for the most commonly used methods for measuring crystal optical parameters. The influence of multiple reflections on the parameters of a row of crystals are studied experimentally. A comparison of theoretical and experimental data proves the validity of the approach.

PACS number(s): 78.20.Ci, 78.20.Fm, 42.25.Ja, 07.60.Fs

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