quarter-wave plate
quarter-wave plate noun: a sheet of birefringent material whose thickness is such that the light associated with the larger refractive index is retarded in phase by 90° with respect of that associated with the smaller refractive index; used to convert linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light.
Noun
quarter-wave plate (plural quarter-wave plates)
- A sheet of birefringent material whose thickness is such that the light associated with the larger refractive index is retarded in phase by 90° with respect of that associated with the smaller refractive index; used to convert linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light.
quarter-wave plate meaning in Tamil
quarter-wave plate in Tamil
- காலலைத்தட்டு
Forms of quarter-wave plate
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Questions about quarter-wave plate
- What does quarter-wave plate mean?
- Quarter-wave plate means a sheet of birefringent material whose thickness is such that the light associated with the larger refractive index is retarded in phase by 90° with respect of that associated with the smaller refractive index; used to convert linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light.
- What is quarter-wave plate in Tamil?
- Quarter-wave plate in Tamil is காலலைத்தட்டு. See Quarter-wave plate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is quarter-wave plate?
- Quarter-wave plate is a noun.
- What is the plural of quarter-wave plate?
- The plural of quarter-wave plate is quarter-wave plates.
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