High-sensitivity detection of magnetically induced birefringence

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 32-37

  Muroo, K ^a   Namikawa, M ^a,b   Takubo, Y ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Oyokoden Laboratory Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cotton Mouton constant; Detection of vacuum birefringence; Laser ellipsometer; Light extinction ratio; Magnetically induced birefringence; Shot noise limited

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELLIPSOMETRY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECTS; PROBES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SHOT NOISE; VACUUM;

COTTON-MOUTON CONSTANT; LASER INTERFEROMETERS; MAGNETICALLY INDUCED BIREFRINGENCE;

BIREFRINGENCE;

EID: 0033699812     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/11/1/305     Document Type: Article

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