DocumentCode
1337430
Title
Etienne-Louis Malus: The Polarization of Light by Refraction and Reflection is Discovered [Historical Corner]
Author
Pelosi, Giuseppe
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun., Univ. of Florence, Florence, Italy
Volume
51
Issue
4
fYear
2009
Firstpage
226
Lastpage
228
Abstract
This paper presents the memoir of Etienne-Louis Malus on a phenomenon linked to light polarization in birefringent materials and in ordinary reflection.
Keywords
light polarisation; light reflection; light refraction; Etienne-Louis Malus; birefringent materials; light polarization; Autobiographies; Birefringence; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical refraction; electromagnetic refraction; history; optical polarization;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1045-9243
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAP.2009.5338748
Filename
5338748
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