A technique for modelling the performance of birefringent wave plates |
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Authors: | Lesso J. Paul Duncan Alan J. Sibbett Wilson Padgett Miles J. |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Physics and Astronomy, St. Andrews University, North Haugh, Fife, UK |
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Abstract: | By considering the phase delay introduced by a birefringent wave plate to each frequency component of a finite bandwidth light source we establish the polarisation state of the transmitted light. Realisable designs of achromatic, zero-order and high-order quarter wave and half wave plates are analysed for use with a variety of light sources with different bandwidths. |
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Keywords: | Achromatic birefringent wave plate |
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