Precise measurement of the extinction ratio of a polarization analyser

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 20-23

  Takubo, Y ^a   Takeda, N ^a   Huang, J H ^a   Muroo, K ^a   Yamamoto, M ^a,b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO KEIZAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FARADAY EFFECT; LIGHT EXTINCTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL ROTATION;

EXTINCTION RATIO MEASUREMENT; FARADAY ROTATION; MALUS' LAW; POLARIZATION ANALYZERS;

LIGHT MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0031646961     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/9/1/004     Document Type: Article

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