Creating circularly polarized light

This applet shows a linearly-polarized light beam (electric field wave) entering a quarter-wave plate (birefringent material), and emerging with circular polarization.

 

Nathaniel Cunningham

 
Type de ressources
Activité
Balises
optics  polarization 
Tranche d'âges
19+
Langue
English (United States)
 
 
 
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