Characterization of symmetric, absorbing 50–50 beam splitters

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 106-112

  Monzon J J ^a   Sanchez Soto L L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absorption; Beam splitters; Interferometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346989829     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.000106     Document Type: Article

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