Abstract

This paper is a survey of the application of plane polarized light to the determination of the configuration of asymmetric organic compounds. The concept of asymmetric structures is discussed and the methods of separation of optical isomers have been indicated. Spectropolarimeters for the determination of rotatory dispersion curves are described and examples of normal and anomalous rotatory dispersion curves are given.

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On the Sensitive Color of Chromatic Polarization

Hiroshi Kubota, Tetsuya Ara, and Hiroyoshi Saito
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 41(8) 537-546 (1951)

Some Aspects of the Development of Sheet Polarizers*

Edwin H. Land
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 41(12) 957-963 (1951)

The Compound Fabry-Perot Interferometer*

D. H. Rank, R. P. Ruth, and K. L. Vander Sluis
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 41(5) 351-353 (1951)

On the Properties of Polarization Elements as Used in Optical Instruments. I. Fundamental Considerations*

C. D. West and R. Clark Jones
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 41(12) 976-982 (1951)

Spectroscopy in Infrared by Reflection and Its Use for Highly Absorbing Substances*

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J. Opt. Soc. Am. 41(5) 336-345 (1951)