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How are 3 Principle Sections possible in a crystal even when there is only one optical axis and all must contain it?
While studying polarization in calcite crystals, I came across that there are 3 possible principle sections in the rhombohedral crystal. But the conditions are that each section must be perpendicular ...
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How to figure out TM and TE modes based on dispersion relation?
According to this paper (https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5128679), the dispersion relation of hyperbolic materials is as follows:
then it is said, that he first term in brackets in the equation describes a ...