Rotating-polarizer polarimeter for accurate retardance measurement

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 25, 1997, Pages 6466-6472

  Williams, P A ^a   Rose, A H ^a   Wang, C M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0000976494     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.006466     Document Type: Article

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