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Measurement of Refractive Index in Non-Planar Surfaces with a Conoscopic Mueller Microscope ADVERTIMENT. Lʼaccés als continguts dʼaquesta tesi doctoral i la seva utilització ha de respectar els drets de la persona autora. Pot ser utilitzada per a consulta o estudi personal, així com en activitats o materials dʼinvestigació i docència en els termes establerts a lʼart. 32 del Text Refós de la Llei de Propietat Intel·lectual (RDL 1/1996). Per altres utilitzacions es requereix lʼautorització prèvia i expressa de la persona autora. En qualsevol cas, en la utilització dels seus continguts caldrà indicar de forma clara el nom i cognoms de la persona autora i el títol de la tesi doctoral. No sʼautoritza la seva reproducció o altres formes dʼexplotació efectuades amb finalitats de lucre ni la seva comunicació pública des dʼun lloc aliè al servei TDX. Tampoc sʼautoritza la presentació del seu contingut en una finestra o marc aliè a TDX (framing). 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Measurement of refractive index in non-planar surfaces with a conoscopic Mueller microscope Irene Estévez Caride Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Physics Thesis supervisors: Dr. Juan Campos Dr. Angel Lizana Departament de Física Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Bellaterra, 2018 A mis padres, a mi hermano y a Sergi This work has been financed by the following research projects: i) Development of systems and methods for the surface metrology and polarimetric characterization based on liquid crystals modulators. FIS2012-39158-C02-01. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. ii) Development of advanced optical instrumentation for applications in image polarimetry and surface metrology by fringe deflectometry. FIS2015-66328-C3- 1-R. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. I. Estévez thanks the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad for the grant “Ayudas para contratos predoctorales para la formación de doctores 2013”. BES-2013-064046 Agradecimientos Las primeras líneas son para todos aquellos que, de alguna manera, me habéis acompañado durante este proceso y que habéis llenado de buenos recuerdos estos inolvidables años. Gracias a todos vosotros por acompañarme en este camino hacia la persona que soy ahora mismo. A mis directores de tesis, por todo lo que me habéis aportado en estos cuatro años, por haber tenido siempre vuestra puerta abierta para escucharme, aconsejarme y ayudarme. A Juan, por invitarme a formar parte del grupo, y por permitirme desarrollarme como científica. Por la aventura que empezamos el 2 de septiembre de 2013, cuando contestaste al correo que te envié solicitando una beca de doctorado para unirme a tu grupo. 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