Method for the measurement of retardation of wave plates based on laser frequency-splitting technology

Optical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1071-1075

  Zhang, Y ^a   Zhang, S ^a   Han, Y ^a   Li, Y ^a   Xu, X ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Laser birefringent longitudinal mode splitting; Optical retardation angle; Wave plate

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; LASER MODES; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

LASER BIREFRINGENCE; LONGITUDINAL MODE SPLITTING; OPTICAL RETARDATION ANGLE;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 0035358953     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1371287     Document Type: Article

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