Propagation of polarized light through two- and three-layer anisotropic stacks

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1981-1992

  Farrell, Richard A ^a,d   Rouseff, Daniel ^b   McCally, Russell L ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIREFRINGENCE; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CRYSTALS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

ANISOTROPIC STACKS; BIAXIAL CRYSTAL; JONES CALCULUS; POLARIZATION ROTATOR; RETARDATION PLATE;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 25444494742     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.22.001981     Document Type: Article

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