Cavity ring-down polarimetry (CRDP): Theoretical and experimental characterization

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 125-141

  Müller, Thomas ^a   Wiberg, Kenneth B ^a   Vaccaro, Patrick H ^a   Cheeseman, James R ^b   Frisch, Michael J ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GAUSSIAN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CAVITY RESONATORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

RING DOWN POLARIMETRY;

POLARIMETERS;

EID: 0141788249     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.000125     Document Type: Article

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