Interferometric method for birefringence determination with a polarizing microscope

Interferometric Method to Determine the Birefringence for an Anisotropic Material

A simple interferometric technique was used for measuring the absolute birefringence of an anisotropic material. The sample has constant thickness. It was placed between crossed polarizers and illuminated with a parallel beam of monochromatic light. The resulting interferograms were analyzed to deduce the birefringence and its dispersion across the visible spectrum. A Cauchy formula was applied...

Broadband high birefringence and polarizing hollow core antiresonant fibers.

We systematically study different approaches to introduce high birefringence and high polarization extinction ratio in hollow core antiresonant fibers. Having shown the ineffectiveness of elliptical cores to induce large birefringence in hollow core fibers, we focus on designing and optimizing polarization maintaining Hollow Core Nested Antiresonant Nodeless Fibers (HC-NANF). In a first approac...

Interferometric Laser Scanner for Direction Determination

In this paper, we explore the potential capabilities of new laser scanning-based method for direction determination. The method for fully coherent beams is extended to the case when interference pattern is produced in the turbulent atmosphere by two partially coherent sources. The performed theoretical analysis identified the conditions under which stable pattern may form on extended paths of 0...

A Method for Polarizing More Number of Impurity-Vacancy Dipoles

Free rotating impurity-vacancy (IV) dipoles in an alkali halide matrix are polarized to the extent of 1/3 of the total number of IV dipoles. An experimental procedure is suggested in this article which will help in the polarization of IV dipoles to the extent of 2/3 of the total number of IV dipoles. In the suggested experimental procedure, the electric field will be applied at first in one dir...

A simple method for the determination of serum cholesterol