Wollaston prism

Japanese: ウォラストンプリズム(英語表記)Wollaston prism
Wollaston prism
A polarizing prism that uses birefringence. It is made by bonding two pieces of calcite or quartz together so that their crystal axes are perpendicular to each other. It can separate incident light into two orthogonal polarized lights that form a certain opening angle. It can be used up to the ultraviolet region, and is used as various analyzers and polarizers. Wollaston prism.

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Japanese:
複屈折を利用した偏光プリズム。二つの方解石や水晶を結晶軸が直交するように貼り合わせたもの。入射光をある開き角を成す直交する二つの偏光に分離できる。紫外線領域まで使用可能で、各種分析器や偏光子として利用される。ウォーラストンプリズム。

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