The influence of depolarization and corneal birefringence on ocular polarization

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Bueno, Juan M ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DE ÓPTICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corneal birefringence; Depolarization; Polarimetry; Polarization; Retardation

Indexed keywords

CORNEAL BIREFRINGENCE; DEPOLARIZATION; RETARDATION;

BIOMECHANICS; BIREFRINGENCE; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DISEASES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTOMETERS; PATHOLOGY; POLARIMETERS; SURGERY;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 1642634439     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/6/3/016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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