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Measurement of the birefringence properties of the reflecting surface of an interferential mirror

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We have set up an apparatus to measure the ellipticity acquired by a linearly polarized light beam after a single quasi-normal reflection on an interferential mirror. Results of measurements performed on a standard 10 cm diameter interferential mirror are presented.

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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Trieste and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste, Via A. Valerio 2, I-34127, Trieste, Italy

    P. Micossi, F. Della Valle, E. Milotti & E. Zavattini

  2. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste, Laboratori — Area di Ricerca, Padriciano 99, I-34012, Trieste, Italy

    C. Rizzo

  3. Dipartimento di Fisica “Galileo Galilei” dell'Università di Padova, Via Marzolo 8, I-35100, Padova, Italy

    G. Ruoso

  4. Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Via Romea 4, I-35020, Legnaro (PD), Italy

    G. Ruoso

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Micossi, P., Valle, F.D., Milotti, E. et al. Measurement of the birefringence properties of the reflecting surface of an interferential mirror. Appl. Phys. B 57, 95–98 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00425990

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