Dynamic photometric imaging polarizer-sample-analyzer polarimeter: Instrument for mapping birefringence and optical rotation

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

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 666-672

  Berezhna, Svitlana Yu ^a   Berezhnyy, Ihor V ^a   Takashi, Masahisa ^a  

^a AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; ERROR ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHOTOMETRY; POLARIMETERS; TENSORS;

PHOTOPOLARIMETERS;

OPTICAL ROTATION;

EID: 0038300638     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.000666     Document Type: Article

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