Abstract

It is shown theoretically by considering two specific examples that the values of the retardation measured by the Sénarmont method can be fairly accurate, even when the light is not monochromatic and when the retardation of the compensator wave plate is not known with great accuracy.

© 1965 Optical Society of America

Theory of Measurement of Flow Birefringence by use of the Sénarmont Compensator. IV. Use of White Light and Blue-to-Purplish-Blue End Point*

C. A. Hollingsworth and W. T. Granquist
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(12) 1619-1622 (1965)

Theory of Measurement of Flow Birefringence by Use of the Sénarmont Compensator. II. Effect of Quarter-Wave Plate Error and Polychromatism*

C. A. Hollingsworth, W. E. Kaiser, and W. T. Granquist
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(5) 633-637 (1964)

Errors of Measurement of Flow Birefringence by the Sénarmont Method*

C. A. Hollingsworth
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 58(12) 1581-1585 (1968)

Theory of Measurement of Flow Birefringence by Use of the Sénarmont Compensator

C. A. Hollingsworth and W. T. Granquist
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 52(5) 562-564 (1962)

Use of the Sénarmont Compensator for Measuring Double Refraction of Flow*

Alexander Rich
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 45(5) 393-395 (1955)