Recent content by Corwin_S

I see! Indeed that was a mistake.

Thanks guys, I still been unable to actually construct the matrix, but this is quite adequate for the application. Cheers

Absolutely, look at 4.2.3 of this link for the standard formula: http://ecee.colorado.edu/~bart/book/book/chapter4/ch4_2.htm

Hi, I'm familiar with the expression for calculating the built-in voltage of a p-n junction. How can I find the maximum built-in voltage before the semiconductor becomes degenerate (i.e., a bad metal) if I only know the material and the intrinsic carrier concentration at a given temperature...

Hi, Concerning optical polarization, what is the Jones Matrix of a mirror at a non-zero angle of incidence with respect to incoming light? For a mirror at normal incidence the matrix is (1 0; 0 -1); How do I incorporate the angle?

Sorry. Unpolarized light from a laser.

Hey there, What would happen if I had a half-wave plate, and I rotated it at like 1 Hz? If I stick a linear polarizer on the other end, what would my outcoming beam look like if the incoming one was natural light?

Correction, n =1.5145

This is completely correct. Those can be called the reflection coefficients of the s and p polarized components. I believe the correct way of determining the polarization of the input is to find the degree of polarization: V = Ip/(Ip+In) And I believe, although am not sure, that Ip = Rs + Rp...

The reflected beam comes out linearly polarized (50/50 s/p). I'm trying to find the incoming beam's polarization (assume it is not circularly or ellipitically polarized).

Hi I want to calculate the necessary incident polarization of a light beam at a given angle of incidence (theta_i) that reflects off BK7 glass (n = 1.5168) and is linearly polarized (i.e., 45 degrees). I know how to do similar calculations for incident natural unpolarized light, but not in the...