The intertwined history of polarimetry and ellipsometry

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 519, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2584-2588

  Azzam, R M A ^a  

^a UNO College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Ellipsometry; History of optics; Polarimetry; Polarized light

Indexed keywords

19TH CENTURY; DOUBLE REFRACTION; ELECTROOPTIC EFFECTS; ELLIPSOMETRY AND POLARIMETRY; ELLIPTICAL POLARIZATION; EXCITING FIELD; FRESNEL; ICELANDS; INTERFERENCE OF POLARIZED LIGHT; OPTICAL POLARIZATION; OPTICAL ROTATORY POWER; POCKELS; POLARIMETRY; POLARIZATION OPTICS; POLARIZATION PHENOMENA; POLARIZED LIGHT; RAY THEORY; SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERY; TWIN BEAMS; UNIFIED FRAMEWORK; VECTOR NATURE; ZEEMAN EFFECT;

BIOGRAPHIES; LIGHT; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

ELLIPSOMETRY;

EID: 79952627945     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2010.12.072     Document Type: Article

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