Nonlinear error by orientation and elliptic polarization in a two-beam interferometer

Optical Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3204-3208

  Zhao, Huijie ^a   Zhang, Guangjun ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Error analysis; Frequency mixing; Heterodyne interferometer; Metal reflection; Polarization

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; HETERODYNING; LASER BEAMS; PHOTODETECTORS; POLARIZATION;

LASER HETERODYNE INTERFEROMETERS;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 0036986733     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1517055     Document Type: Article

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