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Is magneto-optic Kerr effect discernible for material with natural optical activity?
Magneto-optic Kerr effect requires a system with internal magnetism or external magnetic field and exhibits, say, circular dichroism for reflection measurements. Natural optical activity can have ...
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Values for the light transmittance of glass
I would like to ask if somebody knows where is it possible to find percentages for light transmittance of different unusual glasses such as matte, glossy, stained glass, etc.?
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Why is $\textbf{D}$ the response to $\textbf{E}$?
In the text Wooten, equation 2.69 shows $\textbf{D}$ being the response to $\textbf{E}$ with $\epsilon$ as the response function:
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\textbf{D}(\textbf{r},t) = \int d\textbf{r}^{\prime} \int dt^{\...
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