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Polarization of Light by Crystals

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In this chapter, we show how crystal birefringence can be used to change the polarization of an electromagnetic wave and thus obtain light in a well-defined polarization state. Various devices using this birefringence are described: linear polarizers and phase shifting plates.

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  1. M. Born and E. Wolf, Principles of Optics, 7th edn. (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999)

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  1. Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, case 115, 4 place Jussieu, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France

    Cécile Malgrange

  2. Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, Bâtiment Condorcet, case 7021, Université Paris Diderot-Paris 7, Paris Cedex, France

    Christian Ricolleau

  3. Grenoble-INP et Institut Néel du CNRS, B.P. 166, Université Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble, France

    Michel Schlenker

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Malgrange, C., Ricolleau, C., Schlenker, M. (2014). Polarization of Light by Crystals. In: Symmetry and Physical Properties of Crystals. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8993-6_17

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