A CCD-based polarization interferometric technique for testing waveplates

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-21

  Sankarasubramanian, K ^a   Venkatakrishnan, P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS   (India)

Author keywords

Birefringent waveplates; Fringe pattern matching; Phase shift measurement; Polarization interferometer

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FRINGE PATTERN MATCHING; PHASE SHIFT MEASUREMENT; POLARIZATION INTERFEROMETRIC TECHNIQUES; WAVEPLATES;

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 0031994393     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-3992(98)00006-1     Document Type: Article

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