Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 40, Issue 4, 408004(2013)
Mueller Matrix Ellipsometer Based on Nonlinear Least Squares Fitting Method
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Hou Junfeng, Wang Dongguang, Deng Yuanyong, Sun Yingzi, Zhang Zhiyong. Mueller Matrix Ellipsometer Based on Nonlinear Least Squares Fitting Method[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2013, 40(4): 408004
Category: measurement and metrology
Received: Oct. 25, 2012
Accepted: --
Published Online: Apr. 16, 2013
The Author Email: Junfeng Hou (jfhou@bao.ac.cn)