Optical path difference in a plane-parallel uniaxial plate

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

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 926-932

  Avendaño Alejo, Maximino ^a   Rosete Aguilar, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; VECTORS; WAVEFRONTS;

OPTICAL PATH DIFFERENCE; POYNTING VECTOR; UNIAXIAL CRYSTAL;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 33744792290     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.23.000926     Document Type: Article

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