Fresnel Rhomb and Other Devices for Handling and Teaching Polarization: Inexpensive Design

Abstract

We demonstrate a pair of 90-45-45 prisms from binoculars appropriately attached to serve as Fresnel rhomb, i.e. achromatic quarter-wave plate. One and two Dove prisms with metallic reflection instead of TIR can work as half-wave plate and polarization rotator. respectively; both achromatic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 10, 2004
Accession Number
ADA427999

Entities

People

  • B. Y. Zeldovich
  • C. Tsai
  • H. V. Sarkissian
  • I. V. Ciapurin

Organizations

  • University of Central Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Achromatic
  • Binoculars
  • Circular Polarization
  • Coatings
  • High Energy
  • High Energy Lasers
  • Intensity
  • Linear Polarization
  • Mirrors
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optics
  • Polarization
  • Polarizers
  • Refractive Index
  • Right Angles
  • Waveplates

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design