Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 18, 1812004(2022)

Design, Calibration, and Measurement of Single Wavelength Mid-Infrared Mueller Matrix Ellipsometer

Zhou Zheng1,2 and Junfeng Hou1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Astronomical Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
  • 2School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: Jan. 13, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 25, 2022

    Published Online: Sep. 15, 2022

    The Author Email: Hou Junfeng (jfhou@bao.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.1812004

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