Abstract
New features related to the reflection of - and -polarized light at optically isotropic air–dielectric interfaces are determined. The intensity reflectance difference, , is maximum at an angle of incidence (AOI) in the range between the Brewster angle and grazing incidence. Both and are calculated as functions of substrate refractive index . Explicit expressions are obtained for the two angles of incidence, one below and one above the Brewster angle, at which the condition is satisfied. Measurement of such angles enables the determination of of transparent materials using a simple null-seeking spectroscopic ellipsometer with a goniometer. Finally, the AOI at which (point of inflection in the curve) is identified, and the equation that determines such an angle is also derived analytically.
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R. M. A. Azzam, "Maximum reflectance difference for incident p- and s-polarized light at air-dielectric interfaces: erratum," Appl. Opt. 54, 2218-2218 (2015)https://opg.optica.org/ao/abstract.cfm?uri=ao-54-9-2218
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