Two Kinds of Polarized Light

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Two Kinds of Polarized Light Courtesy L.A. Nafie,
Syracuse Univ.
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• Light beam characteristics - wavelength
  (frequency), intensity, polarization - determine
  types of transitions and information accessed.

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Light Polarization, Birefringent retardation
courtesy Hinds Inc. brochure
RR l/4
Rlin 0
RL -l/4
Right Circular Polarization
Left Circular Polarization
Linear Polarization Preserved in isotropic medium
Phase retard orthogonal polarizations forward or
back with birefringent medium If shift l/4?
circular, if l/2? linear
Black and Green waves are linear polarizations at
right angle, sum to give linear polarization at
45o
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