Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 20, Issue 11, 2373(2012)

Influence of nonpolarizing beam splitters on measurement accuracy in interferometric ellipsometers

DENG Yuan-long1,2、*, LI Xue-jin2, GENG You-fu2, and HONG Xue-ming2
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    DENG Yuan-long, LI Xue-jin, GENG You-fu, HONG Xue-ming. Influence of nonpolarizing beam splitters on measurement accuracy in interferometric ellipsometers[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2012, 20(11): 2373

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    Received: Jun. 1, 2012

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    Published Online: Nov. 28, 2012

    The Author Email: Yuan-long DENG (dengyL@szu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/ope.20122011.2373

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