Quarter-wave-plate Definition

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(physics) A sheet of birefringent material whose thickness is such that the light associated with the larger refractive index is retarded in phase by 90° with respect of that associated with the smaller refractive index; used to convert linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light.

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quarter-wave-plate
Plural:
quarter-wave plates

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