Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 33, Issue 4, 423001(2013)

Depolarization Performance for Monochromatic Light of an Improved Lyot Depolarizer

Ren Shufeng1,2、*, Wu Fuquan1, and Wu Wendi1
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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Oct. 29, 2012

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 22, 2013

    The Author Email: Shufeng Ren (renshufeng7909@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/aos201333.0423001

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