Polarization ellipticity change of the red, green and blue ranges of laser radiation transmitted through the maize leaves

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The paper shows that when linearly polarized laser radiation of red (633 nm), green (526 nm), and blue (405 nm) ranges passes through the leaves of maize plants, the ellipticity of polarization changes depending on the angle of rotation of the sample. The largest changes in ellipticity occur when passing blue light, for which the ellipticity index k varies from –16° to 16°. When red and green light passes through the sample, the ellipticity varies from –9° to 10° and –9° to 8°, respectively. It is suggested that these variations are due to the interaction of light with the epidermis layer. The layer cells are ordered and have shape of rectangles with wavy edges, which leads to the refractive index anisotropy and the phase shift between the two orthogonal components of the E vector. The interaction of light with greater ellipticity with chiral photosensitive structures should occur more efficiently, thus, allegedly, this is the plants mechanism to use linearly polarized light.

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Yuriy N. Kulchin

Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (IACP FEB RAS)

Author for correspondence.
Email: journal@electronics.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8750-4775

Doctor of sciences in physical and mathematical sciences, Academic Supervisor

Russian Federation, Vladivostok

Sergey O. Kozhanov

Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (IACP FEB RAS)

Email: journal@electronics.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0001-2629-3521

Junior Researcher

Russian Federation, Vladivostok

Evgeny P. Subbotin

Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (IACP FEB RAS)

Email: journal@electronics.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8658-3504

Candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, Leading Researcher

Russian Federation, Vladivostok

Alexander S. Kholin

Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (IACP FEB RAS)

Email: journal@electronics.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9751-5136

Research Fellow

Russian Federation, Vladivostok

Natalia I. Subbotina

Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (IACP FEB RAS)

Email: journal@electronics.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0945-3877

Junior Researcher

Russian Federation, Vladivostok

Andrey S. Gomolsky

Far Eastern Federal University

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ORCID iD: 0009-0003-5606-9648

Graduate student

Russian Federation, Ajax Bay, Russky Island, Vladivostok

Olga O. Slugina

Far Eastern Federal University

Email: journal@electronics.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0008-0805-4544

Student, Advanced Engineering School “Institute of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Food Systems”

Russian Federation, Ajax Bay, Russky Island, Vladivostok

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2. Fig. 1. Optical circuit of the experimental setup: 1 – a laser; 2 – a λ / 4 plate; 3 – a collimating lens; 4 – an attenuator; 5 – a test sample on a rotator; 6 – a polarimeter (PAX5710 Thorlabs, USA)

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3. Fig. 2. Radiation polarization ellipticity depending on the sample rotation angle in the plane perpendicular to the radiation propagation direction when the light passes (λ1 = 633 nm; λ2 = 526.5 nm; λ3 = 445 nm) through the maize leaf

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4. Fig. 3. Epidermal cells of a maize leaf (AmScope T120 Series, AmScope MU1000-HS camera)

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