Noise reduction in a laser Polarimeter based on discrete waveplate rotations

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 2091-2108

  Vaughn, Israel J ^a   Hoover, Brian G ^a  

^a Advanced Optical Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; BIREFRINGENCE; NOISE ABATEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECKLE;

LASER POLARIMETERS; MUELLER MATRIX; WAVEPLATE ROTATIONS; WAVEPLATES;

POLARIMETERS;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ARTIFACTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASERS; LIGHT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 39049083734     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.002091     Document Type: Article

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