Broad-band superachromatic retarders

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1678-1681

  Hariharan, P ^a  

^a RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Broad band; Polarization; Retarders; Superachromatic

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENT MATERIALS; SUPERACHROMATIC RETARDERS;

BIREFRINGENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0032184186     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/9/10/006     Document Type: Article

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