Superposition rule for the magneto-optic effects in isotropic media
P. Kurzynowski, W.A. Woźniak Institute of Physics
Wrocław University of Technology Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27
50-370 Wrocław, Poland
Abstract
The two well-known magneto-optic phenomena: the Faraday and Cotton-Mouton effects describe behavior of optically isotropic medium in the external magnetic field which is parallel or perpendicular to the wave propagation direction, respectively. In this paper a superposition rule for both magneto-optic effects as a generalization of Faraday and Cotton-Mouton effects for any orientation of external magnetic field with regard to the wave propagation direction is presented.