Low-coherence interference microscopy with an improved switchable achromatic phase-shifter

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 9125-9130

  Roy, Maitreyee ^a   Cox, Guy ^a   Hariharan, Parameswaran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CONTROL; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL DEVICES; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

INTERFERENCE MICROSCOPES; LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICES; OPTICAL LAYOUT; PHASE-SHIFTERS;

PHASE SHIFT;

EID: 27544478135     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.009125     Document Type: Article

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