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Properties of an adjustable quarter-wave system under condition of multiple beam interference

Optics 2015-06-12 v1

Abstract

The polarimetric properties of an adjustable two plate quarter-wave system have been investigated. Multiple beam interference within single wave-plates has been taken into account. It has been shown that different adjustments are needed to produce left-handed and right-handed circular polarized coherent light. Laser light polarization conversion by the systems consisting of two birefringent mica plates has been investigated experimentally. The high-quality circularly polarized light with the intensity-related ellipticity higher than 0.99 has been produced.

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@article{arxiv.1211.2421,
  title  = {Properties of an adjustable quarter-wave system under condition of multiple beam interference},
  author = {Evelina A. Bibikova and Nataliya D. Kundikova},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.2421},
  year   = {2015}
}

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8 pages, 4 figures