Measurement of polarization and applications

Proceedings of LFNM 2002 - 4th International Workshop on Laser and Fiber-Optical Networks Modeling

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 188-196

  Kohns, P ^a,b   Machekhin, Y ^c  

^a Diospek   (Germany)

^b RheinAhrCampus Remagen   (Germany)

^c State Scientific Industrial Association Metrology Kharkov   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

birefringence; Jones matrix; Jones vector; Mueller matrix; polarization; Stokes vector; stress

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; LENSES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; STRESSES; TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD;

FAST FOURIER ALGORITHMS; FOUR STOKES PARAMETERS; JONES MATRIX; JONES VECTOR; MUELLER MATRIX; POLARIZATION SENSITIVE DETECTORS; POLARIZATION-STATE GENERATORS; STOKES VECTOR;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 84933503310     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/LFNM.2002.1014163     Document Type: Conference Paper

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