Abstract
Summary The IR-reflectance spectra of a bulk sample of randomly oriented polycrystalline fresnoite (Ba2TiSi2O8) are presented. The sample was prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering from a powder consisting of optically large crystallites. The spectra are of notable higher quality than those of conventionally prepared samples, especially those of the cross-polarization terms. The spectra were modelled by a 4 ×4-matrix-formalism [T. G. Mayerhofer, J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 4, 540 (2002)], which was refined for optically uniaxial crystals, resulting in a correct prediction of the relative peak-intensities of the cross-polarization terms. The modelling was carried out with two different orientational averaging schemes. The comparison between modelled and measured spectra revealed that the use of any weighing factor is unjustified in case of orientational averaging of the IR-optical properties of solids.
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