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THE optical constants of a metal are measured by allowing a beam of parallel light, plane-polarized at an azimuth of 45°, to fall on the plane polished surface of the metallic specimen, and then analysing the reflected elliptically polarized light. From the constants of the ellipse, and the angle of incidence of the light, the optical constants may be calculated.
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BOR, J. A Photo-electric Method for the Measurement of the Optical Constants of Metals. Nature 139, 716–717 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139716b0
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