written by
Michael Davidson, Matthew J. Parry-Hill, and Mortimer Abramowitz
published by
the Olympus America, Inc. and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
This item is an interactive virtual microscope simulation relating to birefringence, also known as double refraction. Double refraction occurs naturally in materials such as calcite crystals, but can also be created in isotropic materials. Birefringence is widely used in optical devices, such as LCD and color filters. In this applet, users rotate a virtual polarizer from 0 to 180 degrees to see the effect on a variety of birefringent specimens.
This item is part of a larger collection of materials for students of introductory optics and microscopy. See Related Items for a full tutorial on polarized light microscopy by the same authors.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6765">Davidson, M, M. Parry-Hill, and M. Abramowitz. Molecular Expressions: Polarized Light Microscopy - Polarizer Rotation and Specimen Birefringence. Center Valley: Olympus America, Inc., June 15, 2006.</a>
M. Davidson, M. Parry-Hill, and M. Abramowitz, (Olympus America, Inc., Center Valley, 1998), WWW Document, (https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/polarizerrotation/).
M. Davidson, M. Parry-Hill, and M. Abramowitz, Molecular Expressions: Polarized Light Microscopy - Polarizer Rotation and Specimen Birefringence (Olympus America, Inc., Center Valley, 1998), <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/polarizerrotation/>.
Davidson, M., Parry-Hill, M., & Abramowitz, M. (2006, June 15). Molecular Expressions: Polarized Light Microscopy - Polarizer Rotation and Specimen Birefringence. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from Olympus America, Inc.: https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/polarizerrotation/
Davidson, M, M. Parry-Hill, and M. Abramowitz. Molecular Expressions: Polarized Light Microscopy - Polarizer Rotation and Specimen Birefringence. Center Valley: Olympus America, Inc., June 15, 2006. https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/polarizerrotation/ (accessed 5 October 2024).
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This is the full index of resources on polarized light microscopy by the same authors. It includes basic concepts, microscope configuration, history of the technique and its applications, and full tutorials on optical birefringence and polarization of light. Also included are links to more than a dozen related interactive Java simulations.
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