circular birefringence

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• Circular dichroism — (CD) refers to the differential absorption of left and right circularly polarized light.[1][2] This phenomenon was discovered by Jean Baptiste Biot, Augustin Fresnel, and Aimé Cotton in the first half of the 19th century.[3] It is exhibited in… …   Wikipedia

• Birefringence — Displacement of light rays with perpendicular polarization through a birefringent material …   Wikipedia

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• Polarimetry — is the measurement and interpretation of the polarization of transverse waves, most notably electromagnetic waves, such as radio waves and light. Typically polarimetry is done on electromagnetic waves that have traveled through or reflected,… …   Wikipedia

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• Timeline of electromagnetism and classical optics — Timeline of electromagnetism and classical optics* 130 mdash; Claudius Ptolemy tabulates angles of refraction for several media * 1021 mdash; Ibn al Haytham (Alhazen) writes the Book of Optics , studying lenses, the psychology of vision, the… …   Wikipedia

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• Faraday effect — In physics, the Faraday effect or Faraday rotation is a magneto optical phenomenon, or an interaction between light and a magnetic field in a dielectric material. The rotation of the plane of polarization is proportional to the intensity of the… …   Wikipedia

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• Refractive index — Refraction of light at the interface between two media. In optics the refractive index or index of refraction of a substance or medium is a measure of the speed of light in that medium. It is expressed as a ratio of the speed of light in vacuum… …   Wikipedia