Aerogel waveplates

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 10599-10605

  Bhupathi, Pradeep ^a   Hwang, Jungseek ^b   Martin, Rodica M ^a   Blankstein, Jackson ^c   Jaworski, Lukas ^a   Mulders, Norbert ^d   Tanner, David B ^a   Lee, Yoonseok ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^c Alexander W Dreyfoos School of the Arts   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; POROSITY; SILICA GEL;

BROAD SPECTRAL; HIGH POROSITY; LARGE BIREFRINGENCE; OPTICAL TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS; POROSITY SILICA AEROGEL; UNI-AXIAL STRAINS; WAVEPLATES;

AEROGELS;

EID: 67649283521     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.010599     Document Type: Article

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