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The ellipticity introduced by interferential mirrors on a linearly polarized light beam orthogonally reflected

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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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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica, Università, I-56100, Pisa, Italy

    S. Carusotto & E. Polacco

  2. Scuola Normale Superiorie, I-56100, Pisa, Italy

    E. Iacopini

  3. CERN, CH-1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland

    G. Stefanini & E. Zavattini

  4. Istituto di Fisica, Università, I-33100, Udine, Italy

    F. Scuri

  5. Dipartimento di Fisica, Università, Trieste, Italy

    E. Zavattini

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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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