Micropolarizer array for infrared imaging polarimetry

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1168-1174

  Nordin, Gregory P ^a   Meier, Jeffrey T ^b   Deguzman, Panfilo C ^a   Jones, Michael W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b Systems Development and Evaluation Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ETCHING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFRARED IMAGING; LIGHT EXTINCTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MASKS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY;

EXTINCTION RATIO; INTERFERENCE LITHOGRAPHY; MICROPOLARIZER ARRAYS; STOKES VECTOR COMPONENTS;

POLARIMETERS;

EID: 0032606201     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.001168     Document Type: Article

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