Application of an optical birefringence interferometer to photothermal detection

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 140-143

  Xu, X D ^a   Kuo, P K ^a,b   Zhang, S Y ^a   Shui, X J ^a   Zhang, Z N ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Interferometer; Photothermal detection

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHASE SHIFT; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PHOTOTHERMAL DETECTION;

BIREFRINGENCE;

EID: 0037145359     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.10540     Document Type: Article

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