Invariant polarimetric contrast parameters of coherent light

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

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1223-1233

  Réfrégier, Philippe ^a   Goudail, François ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; POLARIMETERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPECKLE; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

SPECKLE NOISE;

COHERENT LIGHT;

EID: 0043073244     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.19.001223     Document Type: Article

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