Rochon prism

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• Rochon prism — A Rochon prism is a type of polariser. It is made from 2 pieces of a birefringent material such as Calcite, which are cemented togetherISBN 0387224939 Polarization Optics in Telecommunications, Damask, JN] . The Rochon Prism was invented by and… …   Wikipedia

• Rochon prism — noun optical device that produces plane polarized ultraviolet light • Syn: ↑Wollaston prism • Hypernyms: ↑optical device * * * (ˈ)rō|shōⁿ noun Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: after Alexis M. Rochon died 1817 French astronomer and optician …   Useful english dictionary

• Prism (optics) — For other uses, see Prism (disambiguation). A plastic prism In optics, a prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light. The exact angles between the surfaces depend on the application. The traditional… …   Wikipedia

• Nomarski prism — A Nomarski prism is a modification of the Wollaston prism that is used in differential interference contrast microscopy. It is named after its inventor, Polish physicist Georges Nomarski. Like the Wollaston prism, the Nomarski prism consists of… …   Wikipedia

• Nicol prism — A Nicol prism A Nicol prism is a type of polarizer, an optical device used to produce a polarized beam of light from an unpolarized beam. See polarized light. It was the first type of polarizing prism to be invented, in 1828 by William Nicol… …   Wikipedia

• Alexis-Marie de Rochon — Alexis Marie de Rochon, known as Abbé Rochon was born in Brest, France, France on 21 February 1741, and died in Paris on 5 April 1817. He was a French astronomer, physicist and traveller. He worked on lens design and crystal optics, inventing the …   Wikipedia

• Wollaston prism — noun optical device that produces plane polarized ultraviolet light • Syn: ↑Rochon prism • Hypernyms: ↑optical device * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: after William H. Wollaston died 1828 …   Useful english dictionary

• Sénarmont prism — The Sénarmont prism is a type of polariser. It is made from 2 pieces of a birefringent material such as Calcite, with an air space between themISBN 0387224939 Polarization Optics in Telecommunications, Damask, JN] .The Sénarmont prism is named… …   Wikipedia

• List of optical topics — Probably some Wikipedia articles on topics in optics are not yet listed on this page. If you cannot find the topic you are interested in on this page, the article may nonetheless exist; you can try to find it using the Search box, or look in and… …   Wikipedia

• Index of optics articles — Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it.[1] Optics usually describes the behavior of visible,… …   Wikipedia

• Рошон, Алексис-Мари де — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Рошон. Алексис Мари де Рошон Alexis Marie de Rochon …   Википедия