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QUARTER-WAVE PLATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Instruments
- Optics
- Geological Research and Exploration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mica quarter-wave plate
1, record 1, English, mica%20quarter%2Dwave%20plate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mica 1/4 wave plate 2, record 1, English, mica%201%2F4%20wave%20plate
correct
- quarter-wave mica plate 3, record 1, English, quarter%2Dwave%20mica%20plate
correct
- quarter wave plate of mica 4, record 1, English, quarter%20wave%20plate%20of%20mica
correct
- quarter-wave plate 5, record 1, English, quarter%2Dwave%20plate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A thin sheet of mica ... of such thickness as to introduce a phase difference of one-quarter cycle between the ordinary and the extraordinary components of light passing through. 6, record 1, English, - mica%20quarter%2Dwave%20plate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such a plate converts circularly polarized light into plane-polarized light. 6, record 1, English, - mica%20quarter%2Dwave%20plate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments d'optique
- Optique
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lame de mica-quart d'onde
1, record 1, French, lame%20de%20mica%2Dquart%20d%27onde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lame quart d'onde 2, record 1, French, lame%20quart%20d%27onde
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Interposée sur le trajet des rayons lumineux, cette lame fait subir aux vibrations lumineuses un retard égal au quart de la longueur d'onde de la région moyenne du spectre (c'est-à-dire à la moitié du retard qui correspond au blanc du 1er ordre) : entre nicols croisés, cette lame, examinée seule, donne une teinte gris moyen. 1, record 1, French, - lame%20de%20mica%2Dquart%20d%27onde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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