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Unveiling optical in-plane anisotropy of 2D materials from oblique incidence of light
M Oliva-Leyva1, G Gonzalez de la Cruz1
1Departamento de Física, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Apartado Postal 14-740, C.P. 07000, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
Abstract:
In this work, we present a theoretical study of the dispersion of linearly polarized light between two dielectric media separated by an anisotropic two-dimensional (2D) material under oblique incidence. Assuming that the 2D material is a conducting sheet of negligible thickness, generalized Fresnel coefficients are derived as a function of usual quantities (e.g. refraction indexes and scattering angles) and the anisotropic in-plane optical conductivity of the interstitial 2D material. In particular, we analyzed the modifications due to the 2D material of two classical optical phenomena: the Brewster effect and the total internal reflection. As a application, our general findings are particularized for uniaxially strained graphene. Effects of a uniaxial strain on the Brewster angle and the reflectance (under total internal reflection) are evaluated as a function of the magnitude and direction of strain.
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