Formulation of a Mueller matrix for modeling of depolarization and scattering of nitrobenzene in a Kerr cell

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1171-1177

  Firdous, Shamaraz ^a   Hassan, Khalid ^a   Ikram, Masroor ^a  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTICAL MATERIALS; VECTORS;

DEPOLARIZATION; HIGH-SPEED SCANNING; KERR CELLS; MUELLER MATRIX;

OPTICAL KERR EFFECT;

EID: 14844307860     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.001171     Document Type: Article

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