Measuring three-dimensional polarization with scanning optical probes

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Dändliker, René ^a   Tortora, Piero ^a   Vaccaro, Luciana ^a   Nesci, Antonello ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic optics; Phase measurement; Polarization measurement; Scanning optical probe microscopy; Sub wavelength features

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC OPTICS; POLARIZATION MEASUREMENT; SCANNING OPTICAL PROBE MICROSCOPY; SUB-WAVELENGTH FEATURES;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETISM; HETERODYNING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHASE MEASUREMENT; SCANNING;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 1642618950     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/6/3/003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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