Measuring the Stokes polarization parameters

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-168

  Schaefer, Beth ^a   Collett, Edward ^a   Smyth, Robert ^a   Barrett, Daniel ^a   Fraher, Beth ^a  

^a GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33847067040     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2386162     Document Type: Article

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