Polarization elements: A group-theoretical study

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 3130-3134

  Sudha, S ^a   Gopala Rao, A V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA;

HOMOGENEOUS ELEMENTS;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0037778717     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.003130     Document Type: Article

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