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birefringence


The splitting of an incident wave into two waves of different velocities and orthogonal polarizations. Birefringence occurs in optical mineralogy (see petrography) when plane-polarized light passes th [..]
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birefringence


See Double refraction.
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birefringence


(Nearly synonymous with double refraction.) Two different real parts of the refractive index for electromagnetic waves, identical except for their states of (orthogonal) polarization. By orthogonal is [..]
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birefringence


In a transparent material, anisotropism of the refractive index, which varies as a function of polarization as well as orientation with respect to the incident ray. Note 1: The term "birefringence" means, literally, "double refraction." Note 2: All crystals except those of cubic lattice structure exhibit some degree of anisotrop [..]
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birefringence


the phenomenon of double refraction, or the polarization dependence of the refractive index in a medium
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birefringence


(n) splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly
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birefringence


It is a phenomenon in which an incident light beam inputting into a crystal or anisotropic material splits into two light beams of which oscillation is orthogonal each other.
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birefringence


An optical property of all anisotropic crystals (i.e., virtually all drugs) observed as light and dark areas while the sample is rotated on the microscope stage of a polarizing microscope.
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birefringence


The property of nonisotropic media, such as crystals, whereby a single incident beam of Light traverses the medium as two beams, each plane-polarized, the planes being at right angles to each other. ( [..]
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birefringence


The property of nonisotropic media, such as crystals, whereby a single incident beam of light traverses the medium as two beams, each plane-polarized, the planes being at right angles to each other. ( [..]
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birefringence


The phenomenon of double refraction in crystalline materials. Birefringent materials have slightly different indices of refraction for light that is polarized in different orientations. They will sepa [..]
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birefringence


The numerical difference between the maximum and minimum Refractive Index in doubly refracting substances.
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