Novel stokesmeter

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 536-539

  Look Jr , D C ^a  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; VECTORS;

INCIDENT BEAM; STOKES PARAMETER; STOKESMETER;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 0030192154     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.823     Document Type: Article

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