quarter wave

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Definition of quarter wave in English English dictionary

quarter-wave plate
a sheet of birefringent material whose thickness is such that the light associated with the larger refractive index is retarded in phase by 90° with respect of that associated with the smaller refractive index; used to convert linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light
quarter wave

    Hyphenation

    quar·ter wave

    Turkish pronunciation

    kwôrtır weyv

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkwôrtər ˈwāv/ /ˈkwɔːrtɜr ˈweɪv/
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