Adding Polarizations with Phase Shifts
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This Demonstration shows what happens when adding two perpendicular polarizations of different phase. This can be used to examine birefringence and wave plates.
Contributed by: Joel Frederico (March 2011)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
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Published: March 7 2011
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