Terahertz birefringence and attenuation properties of wood and paper
Applied Optics, Vol. 45, Issue 12, pp. 2766-2772 (2006)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.45.002766
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Abstract
The far-infrared properties of spruce wood are examined with a terahertz time-domain spectrometer. The solid wood is shown to exhibit both birefringence and diattenuation. The birefringence properties are sufficient for construction of a quarter-wave plate operating at
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OCIS Codes
(160.4760) Materials : Optical properties
(160.4890) Materials : Organic materials
(230.5440) Optical devices : Polarization-selective devices
History
Original Manuscript: May 24, 2005
Manuscript Accepted: September 16, 2005
Citation
Matthew Reid and R. Fedosejevs, "Terahertz birefringence and attenuation properties of wood and paper," Appl. Opt. 45, 2766-2772 (2006)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-45-12-2766
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