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Waveplate

Known as: Lambda half plate, Wave-plate, Halfwave plate 
A waveplate or retarder is an optical device that alters the polarization state of a light wave travelling through it. Two common types of waveplates… 
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BirefringenceCircular polarizationFresnel rhombJones calculus

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Polarization (waves)

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Full-field measurement of the phase retardation for birefringent elements by using common path heterodyne interferometry
2008
2008
Canard-Elevon Interactions on a Hypersonic Vehicle
Abstract : Airbreathing hypersonic cruise vehicles are typically characterized by long, slender bodies with highly coupled… 
2005
2005
31.3: Viewing Angle Controllable LCD using Variable Optical Compensator and Variable Diffuser
We have developed a dual‐use‐LCD, which can switch viewing angle mode between the wide viewing angle mode and the narrow viewing… 
2004
2004
Improved method for measuring small optical rotation angle of chiral medium
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Reconfigurable multilevel phase holograms for optical switches
A way of dynamically encoding polarization-insensitive multilevel phase holograms using nematic liquid crystals is presented. The… 
1993
1993
Fiber-birefringence tuning technique for an erbium-doped fiber ring laser
A method of tuning fiber lasers is described and demonstrated. The state of polarization in the fiber is controlled using the… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Determination of orientation of the ground state using two‐photon nonresonant excitation
A method is presented for determining the population A{0}0+, the alignment factors A{2}q± and A{4}q ±, and the orientation… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A high-resolution local network study of the Nazca Plate Wadati-Benioff Zone under western Argentina
This paper presents a precise determination of the fine structure of a Wadati-Benioff zone based on analysis of analog and… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The Correlation Between Extracellular Polysaccharide Production and Acid Tolerance in Rhizobium 1
Rhizobial isolates from six host genera (Cicer, Phaseolus, Leucaena, Lens, Melilotus and Trifolium) were screened for ability to… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Studies of effects of hydrogen bonding on orientational relaxation using picosecond light pulses
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