Abstract

A test for quarter-wave plates is described which requires only a light source and collimator, half-silvered mirror, Nicol prism, and full-silvered mirror. The test is sensitive and does not require a quarter-wave plate for comparison or other purposes. A mechanism is described for tilting mica sheets of approximately correct thickness so that they become effective quarter-wave plates.

© 1936 Optical Society of America

The Calibration of Quarter-Wave Plates*

H. G. Jerrard
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 42(3) 159-165 (1952)

The Polarimetric Determination of Optical Properties

Richard M. Emberson
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 26(12) 443-449 (1936)

Separation of Close Spectral Lines by the Method of Anomalous Dispersion

F. T. Holmes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 26(10) 365-366 (1936)

On the Quantitative Use of the Foucault Knife-Edge Test

E. Gaviola
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 26(4) 163-169 (1936)

The Polarizing Characteristics of Polaroid Plates for Wave-Lengths 4000A to 20,000A

L. R. Ingersoll, J. G. Winans, and E. H. Krause
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 26(6) 233-234 (1936)