Light intensity distributions in refracting structures placed between crossed polarizers

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 573-580

  Pierscionek, Barbara K ^a   Reytomas, Robert ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Curvature; Eye lens; Isogyres; Polarized light; Refraction; Refractive index

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; EYE REFRACTION; LENS; LIGHT REFRACTION; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX;

EID: 0029891785     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0067     Document Type: Article

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