Two-wave-plate compensator method for single-point retardation measurements

Applied Optics

Volumn 43, Issue 36, 2004, Pages 6580-6595

  Montarou, Carole C ^a   Gaylord, Thomas K ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DEMODULATION; FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

LIVING CELLS; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; RETARDATION MEASUREMENTS; TWO-WAVE-PLATE COMPENSATOR (TWC);

BIREFRINGENCE;

EID: 12344299446     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.43.006580     Document Type: Article

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