Measurement Methods on Polarization Distribution of Light Fields and Their Applications（Invited）

Shuxia QI; Sheng LIU; Peng LI; Bingyan WEI; Mengmeng ZHANG; Jiazhen DOU; Jiwei ZHAGN; Jianlin ZHAO

doi:10.3788/gzxb20225108.0851502

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