A technique for modelling the performance of birefringent wave plates

J P  Lesso; A J  Duncan; W  Sibbett; M J  Padgett

doi:10.1023/A:1006979920296

A technique for modelling the performance of birefringent wave plates

J P Lesso, A J Duncan, W Sibbett, M J Padgett

School of Physics and Astronomy

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	645-653
Number of pages	9
Journal	Optical and Quantum Electronics
Volume	31
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006979920296
Publication status	Published - Aug 1999

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achromatic
birefringent
wave plate

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