Polarization Characteristic of a Photo-Elastic Modulator with Static Birefringence and Circular Dichroism

Li Kewu; Wang Liming; Wang Zhibin; Zhang Rui; Li Xiao; Zhang Minjuan

doi:10.3788/aos201636.0326001

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