Definition of Quarter-wave plate

1. Noun. (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 ¹

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Medical Definition of Quarter-wave plate

1. A compensator giving a retardation of about 130 nm, and a phase shift of 1/4 ~, thus constituting a device used with a polarizer and analyser designed to produce circularly polarized light. (05 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quarter-wave Plate

quarter-finalist
quarter-finals
quarter-hour
quarter-past
quarter-phase
quarter-pipe
quarter-pipes
quarter-pounder
quarter-pounders
quarter-saw
quarter-sawed
quarter-saws
quarter-to
quarter-tone
quarter-vine
quarter-wave plate (current term)
quarter-witted
quarter belt
quarter blanket
quarter bottle
quarter crack
quarter day
quarter evil
quarter final
quarter horse
quarter horses
quarter light
quarter mile
quarter moon
quarter nettings

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