Axicon as a retroreflector in open-path Fourier transform infrared spectrometry

Optical Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2197-2201

  Richardson, Robert L ^a   Griffiths, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Axicon retroreflector; Replicated epoxy composite mirrors; Spin casting

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MIRRORS; PLASTIC CASTINGS; REFLECTION;

AXICON; OPEN PATH FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; RETROREFLECTOR;

RAY TRACING;

EID: 0141629540     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1589756     Document Type: Article

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