POLARIZATION EIGENMODES OF A QHQ RETARDER - SOME NEW FEATURES

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BHANDARI, R [1 ]
LOVE, GD [1 ]
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[1] UNIV DURHAM,DEPT PHYS,DURHAM DH1 3LE,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0030-4018(94)90235-6
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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A detailed analysis of the polarization eigenmodes of a QHQ retarder (a half-wave plate sandwiched between two identical quarter-wave plates) is presented. These are shown to be discontinuous as a function of the orientation of the half-wave plate, as a function of the wavelength of incident light and as a function of the retardation of the middle waveplate.
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