Kerr effect tomography for general axisymmetric field.
An optical method for measurement of the distribution of the direction and intensity of an axisymmetric electric field using the Kerr effect is presented. For a number of light rays the parameter of the optical isoclinic as well as the optical phase retardation is to be measured. Reconstruction of the field is carried out recursively starting from the boundary of the field. Rotation of the principal axes of birefringence on the light rays is taken into account. A numerical example with the analysis of the influence of experimental errors is given.
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