Polarisation dynamics of a birefringent Fabry–Perot cavity

• Published in: Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics Vol. 124; no. 2; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Ejlli, A, Della Valle, F, Zavattini, G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Applied physics; Birefringence; Engineering; Holes; Lasers; Optical Devices; Optics; Photonics; Physical Chemistry; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Polarimeters; Polarization; Quantum Optics

Optical Fabry–Perot cavities always show a non-degeneracy of two orthogonal polarisation states. This is due to the unavoidable birefringence of dielectric mirrors whose effects are extremely important in Fabry–Perot-based high-accuracy polarimeters: in birefringent cavities, ellipticities and rotat...