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Modifications of the state of polarization of a light beam trapped in a multipass cavity formed by interferential mirrors were studied. It was found that the mirrors analysed introduced ellipticities ranging from 3×10−5 to 2×10−4 per reflection.
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Carusotto, S., Polacco, E., Iacopini, E. et al. The ellipticity introduced by interferential mirrors on a linearly polarized light beam orthogonally reflected. Appl. Phys. B 48, 231–234 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00694350
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