Error analysis and calibration of a spectroscopic Mueller matrix polarimeter using a short-pulse laser source

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1563-1573

  Boulbry, B ^a   Le Jeune, B ^a   Bousquet, B ^a   Pellen, F ^a   Cariou, J ^a   Lotrian, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

Calibration; Elliptical birefringence; Quarter waveplate; Spectroscopic polarimeter

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; LASER PULSES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ROTATING DEVICES;

POLARIMETERS;

BIREFRINGENCE; CALIBRATION; ERROR; LASER MEASUREMENT; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0036796908     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/13/10/309     Document Type: Article

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