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Two-wave-plate compensator method for single-point retardation measurements
Two-wave-plate compensator method for single-point retardation measurements
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Montarou, Carole C.
Gaylord, Thomas K.
Gaylord, Thomas K.
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The two-wave-plate compensator (TWC) technique is introduced for single-point retardation measurements. The TWC method uses a known wave plate together with a wave plate of unknown retardation and produces a linearly polarized output that allows a null of intensity to be detected. The TWC method is compared both theoretically and experimentally with the existing Brace-Köhler and Sénarmont methods. The resolution of the TWC is shown to be 0.02 nm. TWC enables the measurement of a sample retardation with as little as 0.13% error and thus is more accurate than either the Brace-Köhler or the Sénarmont method.
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2004-12
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