A Practical Method for Investigating and Measuring the Birefringence of Optical Glass

Abstract

A practical method is presented for studying the annealing of optical glass. It is possible: 1. to survey at one glance the general distribution of the birefringence; 2. to determine quickly (in a few seconds) the value of the bi-refringence in arbitrarily selected points; 3. to trace, if this be deemed useful, the contour lines of the birefringence on the glass under examination. A suitable instrumental arrangement is described.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 28, 1964
Accession Number
AD0604330

Entities

People

  • H. L. Tardy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analyzers
  • Annealing
  • Assembly
  • Birefringence
  • Glass
  • Hard Copy
  • Indicators
  • Light Sources
  • Mirrors
  • Optical Glass
  • Optical Instruments
  • Optics
  • Photographs
  • Polarizers
  • Right Angles
  • Waveplates
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design