Effect of beam divergence from the optic axis in an electro-optic experiment to measure an induced jones birefringence

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

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1393-1398

  Izdebski, M ^a   Kucharczyk, W ^a   Raab, R E ^b  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; ERROR ANALYSIS; LIGHT; LIGHT PROPAGATION;

JONES PLATELETS;

ELECTROOPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0012737287     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.001393     Document Type: Article

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