Interference birefringent filters fabricated with low cost commercial polymers

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 357-361

  Velasquez, Pablo ^a   Del Mar Sánchez López, María ^a   Moreno, Ignacio ^a   Puerto, Daniel ^a   Mateos, Felipe ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

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EID: 17444379703     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1834920     Document Type: Article

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