˜yÐÄvlog

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quarter-wave plate

[ kwawr-ter-weyv ]

noun

Optics.
  1. a crystal thin enough to cause a phase difference of 90° between the ordinary and extraordinary rays of polarized light, thereby converting circularly polarized light into plane polarized light.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quarter-wave plate1

First recorded in 1880–85

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