Quadrature pslarimetry for plasma Faraday rotation measurements
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1,+2.6XlO-“~X,2 I Ln,B,, dl. 0) rl in-phase components of the polarization angle modulation $. The method is insensitive to laser power variations and path length changes in the probe beam optical circuit and is robust to plasma refractive beam bending. Using a local oscillator derived from the Faraday rotated beam itself, the signals obtained at the two output ports can also be made proportional to +2zfk
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