Measurement Technique for the Mueller Matrix Based on a Single Photo-Elastic Modulator

Cao Shaoqian; Bu Yang; Wang Xiangzhao; Li Sikun; Tang Feilong; Li Zhongliang

doi:10.3788/aos201333.0112006

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