Ellipsometry with polarisation-entangled photons

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 7037-7045

  Graham, David J L ^a   Parkins, A Scott ^a   Watkins, Lionel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; PHOTONS; QUANTUM OPTICS; SILICA; TOMOGRAPHY;

ELLIPSOMETRIC ANGLES; ENTANGLED STATE; QUANTUM TOMOGRAPHY; SPONTANEOUS PARAMETRIC DOWN CONVERSION;

ELLIPSOMETRY;

SILICON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICS; PHOTON; QUANTUM THEORY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SILICON;

EID: 33746869250     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.007037     Document Type: Article

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