Polarization Conserving Light Bending Prisms and Optimized Fresnel Rhombs
- 1 May 1974
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 13 (5) , 1110-1114
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.13.001110
Abstract
The design of prisms utilizing total internal reflection to achieve particular phase retardation is considered. Two prisms are discussed that bend light by 90° without changing its polarization. Optimum design for Fresnel rhombs is considered, and designs for quarter-wave and half-wave are presented. The effect of light beam divergence and prism dispersion is treated.Keywords
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