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WAVE PLATE [2 records]

Record 1 2014-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Lasers and Masers
  • Radio Waves
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
DEF

[An] optical device that alters the polarization state of a light wave travelling through it.

OBS

Waveplates are constructed out of a birefringent material (such as quartz or mica), for which the index of refraction is different for different orientations of light passing through it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Masers et lasers
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
DEF

Lame taillée dans un cristal [ou autre matériau biréfringent], utilisée [...] pour introduire un déphasage connu entre deux composantes de la vibration lumineuse polarisée.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Bioengineering
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Technique biologique
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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