Mueller calculus of polarization change in the cube-corner retroreflector

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

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1804-1811

  Segre, Sergio E ^a   Zanza, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b ASSOCIAZIONE EURATOM ENEA SULLA FUSIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS;

CUBE-CORNER RETROREFLECTORS (CCR);

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 0042822130     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.20.001804     Document Type: Article

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