Abstract
The use of KD*P as a polarization rotator has been limited to small field of view instruments. To investigate this limitation, the index ellipsoid is used to describe the optical properties of KD*P and to calculate the retardance and fast axis as a function of the angle of incidence and voltage. Computed converging light patterns are then compared with observed intensity patterns formed by KD*P. Finally, computed intensity patterns are used to demonstrate how the field of view of KD*P can be increased when properly aligned with a positive uniaxial crystal.
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