written by
Michael Davidson, Matthew J. Parry-Hill, Douglas B. Murphy, Kenneth R. Spring, and John Long
published by
the Olympus America, Inc. and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
This item is an interactive Java simulation relating to birefringence. It features a virtual calcite crystal superimposed over the word "Birefringence". Due to the refractive properties of this type of crystal, the letters appear as a ghosted double image. The user can rotate the crystal and also enable a virtual polarizer.
This item is part of a larger collection of materials on introductory optics developed by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University. See Related items on this page for a link to the full tutorial on birefringence by the same authors.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6772">Davidson, M, M. Parry-Hill, D. Murphy, K. Spring, and J. Long. Molecular Expressions: Optical Microscopy Primer - Birefringence in Calcite Crystals. Center Valley: Olympus America, Inc., June 15, 2006.</a>
M. Davidson, M. Parry-Hill, D. Murphy, K. Spring, and J. Long, (Olympus America, Inc., Center Valley, 1998), WWW Document, (https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/calcite/).
M. Davidson, M. Parry-Hill, D. Murphy, K. Spring, and J. Long, Molecular Expressions: Optical Microscopy Primer - Birefringence in Calcite Crystals (Olympus America, Inc., Center Valley, 1998), <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/calcite/>.
Davidson, M., Parry-Hill, M., Murphy, D., Spring, K., & Long, J. (2006, June 15). Molecular Expressions: Optical Microscopy Primer - Birefringence in Calcite Crystals. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from Olympus America, Inc.: https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/calcite/
Davidson, M, M. Parry-Hill, D. Murphy, K. Spring, and J. Long. Molecular Expressions: Optical Microscopy Primer - Birefringence in Calcite Crystals. Center Valley: Olympus America, Inc., June 15, 2006. https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/calcite/ (accessed 14 October 2024).
Davidson, Michael, Matthew J. Parry-Hill, Douglas B. Murphy, Kenneth R. Spring, and John Long. Molecular Expressions: Optical Microscopy Primer - Birefringence in Calcite Crystals. Center Valley: Olympus America, Inc., 1998. 15 June 2006. 14 Oct. 2024 <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/polarizedlight/calcite/>.
@misc{
Author = "Michael Davidson and Matthew J. Parry-Hill and Douglas B. Murphy and Kenneth R. Spring and John Long",
Title = {Molecular Expressions: Optical Microscopy Primer - Birefringence in Calcite Crystals},
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 on the topic of optical birefringence. It contains basic concepts and links to several related interactive Java simulations.
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