Reflection by uniaxial crystals: Polarizing angle and brewster angle

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2763-2766

  Lekner, John ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0001314298     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.002763     Document Type: Article

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