Isoshi - Isoshi

Japanese: 移相子 - いそうし
Isoshi - Isoshi

…An optical element used to change the phase difference between two orthogonal linearly polarized components is called a retarder, and one that can change the phase difference is called a compensator. Examples of compensators include the Babinet or Babinet-Soleil compensator, which is made by combining prisms and parallel plane plates cut from birefringent crystals. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "phase shifters" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…直交する二つの直線偏光成分の間の位相差を変化させるために用いる光学素子を移相子といい,とくに位相差の可変なものを補償板という。バビネ,またはバビネ=ソレイユの補償板などがあり,複屈折結晶から切り出したプリズムや平行平面板を組み合わせて構成される。…

※「移相子」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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