Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 55, Issue 2, 021202(2018)

A Fast and Simultaneous Method for Measuring Wave Plate Phase Retardation and Fast Axis Azimuth

Kaihua Yuan, Jianxun Deng, Chao Liu, and Zuohua Huang*
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  • School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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    Kaihua Yuan, Jianxun Deng, Chao Liu, Zuohua Huang. A Fast and Simultaneous Method for Measuring Wave Plate Phase Retardation and Fast Axis Azimuth[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2018, 55(2): 021202

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology

    Received: Sep. 4, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 10, 2018

    The Author Email: Zuohua Huang (zuohuah@scnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP55.021202

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