Theoretical simulation of a polarization modulator based on mechanical rotation of a polarizing element

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 6141-6148

  Maloň, Petr ^a   Keiderling, Timothy A ^b  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Polarization modulation; Rotating birefringent plate; Rotating polarizer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000960005     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.006141     Document Type: Article

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