Birefringence measurement using a confocal setup with a pair of birefringent lenses

Mina Ray; Samir Kumar Sarkar; Rabindra Nath Chakraborty; Amitabha Basuray

doi:10.1117/1.2899095

1 March 2008 Birefringence measurement using a confocal setup with a pair of birefringent lenses

Mina Ray, Samir Kumar Sarkar, Rabindra Nath Chakraborty, Amitabha Basuray

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 47, Issue 3, 033604 (March 2008). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2899095

Abstract

A confocal microscopic setup with a pair of birefringent lenses having their crystal axes crossed is used to measure birefringence of thin samples. The method can be used to measure phase down to the order of λ/10. The fast and slow axes of the object also can be identified. The principle of the method along with the experimental setup is described. Some first-order experimental results are also presented.

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Mina Ray, Samir Kumar Sarkar, Rabindra Nath Chakraborty, and Amitabha Basuray "Birefringence measurement using a confocal setup with a pair of birefringent lenses," Optical Engineering 47(3), 033604 (1 March 2008). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2899095

Published: 1 March 2008

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