Partially coherent conical refraction promises new counter-intuitive phenomena

Abstract

In this paper, we extend the paraxial conical refraction model to the case of the partially coherent light using the unified optical coherence theory. We demonstrate the decomposition of conical refraction correlation functions into well-known conical refraction coherent modes for a Gaussian Schell-model source. Assuming randomness of the electrical field phase of the input beam, we reformulated and significantly simplified the rigorous conical refraction theory. This approach allows us to consider the propagation of light through a conical refraction crystal in exactly the same way as in the classical case of coherent radiation. Having this in hand, we derive analytically the conical refraction intensity both in the focal plane and in the far field, which allows us to explain and rigorously justify earlier experimental findings and predict new phenomena. The last include the counterintuitive effect of narrowing of the conical refraction ring width, disappearance of the dark Poggendorff’s ring in the Lloyd’s plane, and shift of Raman spots for the low-coherent conical refraction light. We also demonstrate a universal power-law dependence of conical refraction cones coherence degree on the input correlation length and diffraction-free propagation of the low-coherent conical refraction light in the far field.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20621-w
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Additional Information: © The Author(s) 2022. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY) License
Publication ISSN: 2045-2322
Last Modified: 28 Mar 2024 08:20
Date Deposited: 10 Oct 2022 08:39
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Published Date: 2022-10-07
Accepted Date: 2022-09-15
Submitted Date: 2022-06-10
Authors: Mylnikov, V. Yu.
Dudelev, V. V.
Rafailov, E. U. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-4152-0120)
Sokolovskii, G. S.

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