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A spectroscopic ellipsometer using rotating polarizer and analyzer at a speed ratio 1: 1 and a compensator

Taya et al., 2014

Document ID
9230826019038878042
Author
Taya S
El-Agez T
Alkanoo A
Publication year
Publication venue
Optical and Quantum Electronics

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Ellipsometers have been widely used in thin film characterization. They have shown a high degree of accuracy. We here propose theoretically a rotating polarizer and analyzer ellipsometer at a speed ratio 1: 1 with a fixed compensator placed just after the rotating …
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