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Matrix method does not always deal correctly with slightly absorbing bulk #17

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phoebe-p opened this issue May 6, 2021 · 0 comments
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Matrix method does not always deal correctly with slightly absorbing bulk #17

phoebe-p opened this issue May 6, 2021 · 0 comments
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phoebe-p commented May 6, 2021 •
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If the bulk coupling material is not highly absorbing (i.e. light may return to the front/back surface multiple times before being absorbed), but has k > 0, the angular direction in which light travels is ambiguous. Theta has to be complex for the plane-wave approximation to be valid, but it is possible to calculate the (real) angle from which power is incident. Calculating the 'power angle' is not currently implemented.
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