Identification of error parameters and calibration of a double-crystal birefringent wave plate with a broadband spectral light source

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 2508-2515

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

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ERROR ANALYSIS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SOURCES; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; POLARIMETERS;

BROADBAND SPECTRAL LIGHT SOURCE; DOUBLE CRYSTAL BIREFRINGENT WAVE PLATE; ELIIPTICAL EIGENPOLARIZATION; HIGH RESOLUTION POLARIMETRY;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0037152687     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/35/20/308     Document Type: Article

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