The ellipticity introduced by interferential mirrors on a linearly polarized light beam orthogonally reflected

• DOI: 10.1007/bf00694350
• Publication Date: 2004-11-30T04:54:11Z
• Authors: S. Carusotto; E. Polacco; E. Iacopini; G. Stefanini; E. Zavattini; F. Scuri
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

Modifications of the state of polarization of a light beam trapped in a multipass cavity formed by interferential mirrors were studied. It was found that the mirrors analysed introduced ellipticities ranging from 3×10−5 to 2×10−4 per reflection.