Analysis of microfibril angle of wood fibers using laser microscope polarimetry

Optical Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 186-191

  Palviainen, Jari ^a   Silvennoinen, Raimo ^a   Rouvinen, Juha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Laser polarimetry; Microfibril angle; Wood fiber

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FIBERS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; POLARIMETERS; VECTORS; WOOD;

LASER POLARIMETRY; MICROFIBRIL ANGLES; WOOD FIBERS;

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 1642634540     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1630057     Document Type: Article

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