CONSTRUCTION OF AN OPTICAL ROTATOR USING QUARTER-WAVE PLATES AND AN OPTICAL RETARDER

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YE, C
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POLARIZATION ROTATORS; POLARIZING DEVICES; POLARIZATION; MODULATORS;
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10.1117/12.210734
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
An arrangement for constructing the optical rotator or circular retarder is described. The arrangement consists of two crossed quarter-wave plates with a retarder or polarization modulator as the rotating element interposed between them. Experiments to demonstrate the optical-rotator arrangement are described and the results are presented.
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