Simple and accurate wavemeter implemented with a polarization interferometer

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 36, 1997, Pages 9396-9401

  Dimmick, Timothy E ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Polarization interferometer; Retarder; Wavelength measurement; Wavemeter

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013452318     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.009396     Document Type: Article

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