Poincaré sphere representation of the fixed-polarizer rotating-retarder optical system

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

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2105-2107

  Azzam, R M A ^a  

^a UNO College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; MONOCHROMATORS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

LINEAR POLARIZERS;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0009559093     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.17.002105     Document Type: Article

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