Non-uniformly polarized beams across their transverse profiles: An introductory study for undergraduate optics courses

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 793-800

  Piquero, Gemma ^a   Vargas Balbuena, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; APPROXIMATION THEORY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; VECTORS;

JONES VECTOR; STOKES PARAMETERS;

OPTICS;

EID: 9444239233     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/25/6/011     Document Type: Article

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