Separation technique of a mixing of two uncorrelated and perfectly polarized lights with different coherence and polarization properties

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

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 838-845

  Roueff, Antoine ^a   Réfrégier, Philippe ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLARIZATION;

COHERENCE ANALYSIS; COHERENCE PROPERTIES; OPTICAL IMPLEMENTATIONS; PARTIALLY POLARIZED LIGHTS; POLARIZATION PROPERTIES; POLARIZATION STATE; POLARIZED BEAMS; POLARIZED LIGHTS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUES;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 57749173444     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.25.000838     Document Type: Article

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