Generation of inhomogeneously polarized laser beams by use of a Sagnac interferometer

Applied Optics

Volumn 45, Issue 33, 2006, Pages 8393-8399

  Niziev, V G ^a   Chang, R S ^a   Nesterov, A V ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE ON LASER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL DEVICES;

EXTERNAL CAVITY TECHNIQUE; POLARIZED MODES; SAGNAC INTERFEROMETER;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 33847013784     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.008393     Document Type: Article

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