Inexpensive optics for polarized light demonstrations

Camp, Paul R.

doi:10.1119/1.18562

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“…Birefringence is an interesting property of some materials, for example calcite crystals, to exhibit two distinct optical densities, and is routinely used in undergraduate physics laboratories. 19,20 Depending on the polarization of the light, it will move through the crystal in two different paths, resulting in a double image of the original beam of light. The material itself has two intrinsic indices of refraction, n and n ⊥ .…”

Section: Birefringence In Spacetimementioning

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Refraction in spacetime

Jääskeläinen

Lombard

Zülicke

2011

American Journal of Physics

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Refraction, interference, and diffraction are distinguishing features of wave-like phenomena. Although they are usually associated only with a purely spatial wave-propagation pattern, analogs to interference and diffraction involving the spatio-temporal dynamics of waves in one dimension have been discussed. We complete the triplet of analogies by discussing how spatio-temporal analogs to refraction are exhibited by a quantum particle in one dimension that is scattering off a step barrier. Similarly, birefringence in spacetime occurs for a spin-1/2 particle in a magnetic field.

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Section: Birefringence In Spacetimementioning

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Refraction in spacetime

Jääskeläinen

Lombard

Zülicke

2011

American Journal of Physics

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“…‡ These are Hamilton's conoscopic interference patterns generally discussed in the context of crystal optics. See, e.g., [12], more recently described in [13]. A more detailed analysis was done by Berry et al [14].…”

Section: The Most Easily Prepared Polarization Phenomenamentioning

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Optical polarization without tools

Auerbach

2000

Eur. J. Phys.

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The generally hidden phenomenon of optical polarization plays an ever increasing part in our scientific as well as daily lives. Although it is usually treated primarily in advanced physics courses, many phenomena could well be taught at a much more elementary level. After enumerating some of the many uses in science and technology, and looking at the most easily prepared polarization phenomena, we discuss Haidinger's brush, a butterfly-like image which can be observed in the sky with the naked eye alone.

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Inexpensive optics for polarized light demonstrations

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Refraction in spacetime

Optical polarization without tools

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