written by
Michael Davidson, Matthew J. Parry-Hill, Kenneth R. Spring, and Douglas B. Murphy
published by
the Olympus America, Inc. and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
This item is an interactive Java simulation for students of introductory physics or optics relating to birefringence. It features a virtual crystal whose optical axis and refractive index may be adjusted to alter the divergence angle of an incident light beam.
This item is part of a larger collection of materials on introductory optics developed by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. See Related items on this page for a link to the full tutorial on Optical Birefringence by the same authors.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6769">Davidson, M, M. Parry-Hill, K. Spring, and D. Murphy. Molecular Expressions: Optical Microscopy Primer: Birefringence Variations with Crystal Orientation. Center Valley: Olympus America, Inc., June 15, 2006.</a>
M. Davidson, M. Parry-Hill, K. Spring, and D. Murphy, (Olympus America, Inc., Center Valley, 1998), WWW Document, (https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/crystalwavefronts/).
M. Davidson, M. Parry-Hill, K. Spring, and D. Murphy, Molecular Expressions: Optical Microscopy Primer: Birefringence Variations with Crystal Orientation (Olympus America, Inc., Center Valley, 1998), <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/crystalwavefronts/>.
Davidson, M., Parry-Hill, M., Spring, K., & Murphy, D. (2006, June 15). Molecular Expressions: Optical Microscopy Primer: Birefringence Variations with Crystal Orientation. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from Olympus America, Inc.: https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/crystalwavefronts/
Davidson, M, M. Parry-Hill, K. Spring, and D. Murphy. Molecular Expressions: Optical Microscopy Primer: Birefringence Variations with Crystal Orientation. Center Valley: Olympus America, Inc., June 15, 2006. https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/crystalwavefronts/ (accessed 14 October 2024).
Davidson, Michael, Matthew J. Parry-Hill, Kenneth R. Spring, and Douglas B. Murphy. Molecular Expressions: Optical Microscopy Primer: Birefringence Variations with Crystal Orientation. Center Valley: Olympus America, Inc., 1998. 15 June 2006. 14 Oct. 2024 <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/crystalwavefronts/>.
@misc{
Author = "Michael Davidson and Matthew J. Parry-Hill and Kenneth R. Spring and Douglas B. Murphy",
Title = {Molecular Expressions: Optical Microscopy Primer: Birefringence Variations with Crystal Orientation},
Publisher = {Olympus America, Inc.},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {14 October 2024},
Month = {June 15, 2006},
Year = {1998}
}
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This item is the full tutorial by the same authors relating to birefringence, also known as double refraction of light. It contains an introduction to birefringence and links to several related interactive Java simulations.
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