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class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-780b5bc432f67f9cced\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-distinguishbetweenhalfwaveplateandquarterwaveplate\" href=\"#tab-780b5bc432f67f9cced\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Distinguish between half wave plate and quarter wave plate<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix in active\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-distinguishbetweenhalfwaveplateandquarterwaveplate\" id=\"tab-780b5bc432f67f9cced\">\n<h5>Half Wave Plate<\/h5>\n<h5>The half wave plate can be used to rotate the polarization state of a plane polarized light as shown in Figure 1.<\/h5>\n<h5>Suppose a plane-polarized wave is normally incident on a wave plate, and the plane of polarization is at an angle q with respect to the fast axis, as shown. After passing through the plate, the original plane wave has been rotated through an angle 2q.<\/h5>\n<h5>A half-wave plate is very handy in rotating the plane of polarization from a polarized laser to any other desired plane (especially if the laser is too large to rotate). Most large ion lasers are vertically polarized. To obtain horizontal polarization, simply place a half-wave plate in the beam with its fast (or slow) axis 45\u00b0 to the vertical. The l\/2 plates can also change left circularly polarized light into right circularly polarized light or vice versa. The thickness of half waveplate is such that the phase difference is 1\/2 wavelength (l\/2, Zero order) or certain multiple of 1\/2-wavelength [(2n+1)l\/2, multiple order].<\/h5>\n<h5>Quarter Wave Plate<\/h5>\n<h5>Quarter wave plate are used to turn plane-polarized light into circularly polarized light and vice versa. To do this, we must orient the wave plate so that equal amounts of fast and slow waves are excited. We may do this by orienting an incident plane-polarized wave at 45\u00b0 to the fast (or slow) axis, as shown in Figure 2. When a l\/4 plate is double passed, i.e., by mirror reflection, it acts as a l\/2 plate and rotates the plane of polarization to a certain angle, i.e., 90\u00b0. This scheme is widely used in isolators, Q-switches, etc.<\/h5>\n<h5>The thickness of the quarter waveplate is such that the phase difference is 1\/4 wavelength (l\/4, Zero order) or certain multiple of 1\/4-wavelength [(2n+1)l\/4, multiple order].<\/h5>\n<h5><a class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-external-link-alt fas circle-yes fusion-text-flow fusion-link\" style=\"--awb-circlebordersize:1px;--awb-font-size:17.6px;--awb-width:35.2px;--awb-height:35.2px;--awb-line-height:33.2px;--awb-margin-right:10px;\" href=\"https:\/\/brainly.in\/question\/9526369\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link to https:\/\/brainly.in\/question\/9526369\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\u00a0Click\u00a0to\u00a0view\u00a0furtherly<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-tabs fusion-tabs-2 classic nav-is-justified horizontal-tabs icon-position-left mobile-mode-accordion\" style=\"--awb-title-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-inactive-color:#eaeaeb;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-border-color:#e2e2e2;--awb-active-border-color:#e4042d;\"><div class=\"nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-15132349b66f65d1324\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"fusion-tab-commontypesandapplications\" href=\"#tab-15132349b66f65d1324\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Common Types and Applications<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-content\"><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-15132349b66f65d1324\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-commontypesandapplications\" href=\"#tab-15132349b66f65d1324\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Common Types and Applications<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix in active\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-commontypesandapplications\" id=\"tab-15132349b66f65d1324\">\n<h5>The most common types of waveplates are\u00a0<em>quarter-wave plates<\/em>\u00a0(<em>\u03bb<\/em>\/4 plates) and\u00a0<em>half-wave plates<\/em>\u00a0(<em>\u03bb<\/em>\/2 plates), where the difference of phase delays between the two linear polarization directions is\u00a0<span class=\"eqn_il\"><span class=\"greek\">\u03c0<\/span>\/2<\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0<span class=\"eqn_il\"><span class=\"greek\">\u03c0<\/span><\/span>, respectively, corresponding to propagation phase shifts over a distance of\u00a0<span class=\"eqn_il\"><span class=\"greek\">\u03bb<\/span>\u2009\/\u20094<\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0<span class=\"eqn_il\"><span class=\"greek\">\u03bb<\/span>\u2009\/\u20092<\/span>, respectively.<\/h5>\n<h5>Some important cases are:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5>When a light beam is linearly polarized, and the polarization direction is along one of the axes of the waveplate, the polarization remains unchanged.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>When the incident polarization does not coincide with one of the axes, and the plate is a half-wave plate, then the polarization stays linear, but the polarization direction is rotated. For example, for an angle of 45\u00b0 to the axes, the polarization direction is rotated by 90\u00b0.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>When the incident polarization is at an angle of 45\u00b0 to the axes, a quarter-wave plate generates a state of circular polarization. (Other input polarizations lead to elliptical polarization states.) Conversely, circularly polarized light is converted into linearly polarized light.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Within a\u00a0<a title=\"optical resonators serving as basic building blocks of lasers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rp-photonics.com\/laser_resonators.html\">laser resonator<\/a>, two quarter-wave plates around the\u00a0<a title=\"media for laser amplification\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rp-photonics.com\/gain_media.html\">gain medium<\/a>\u00a0are sometimes used for obtaining\u00a0<a title=\"an operation mode of a laser where only a single resonator mode acquires a significant power\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rp-photonics.com\/single_frequency_operation.html\">single-frequency operation<\/a>\u00a0(\u2192\u00a0<a title=\"a technique for achieving single-frequency operation of a laser, based on quarter-wave plates on both sides of the gain medium\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rp-photonics.com\/twisted_mode_technique.html\"><em>twisted-mode technique<\/em><\/a>). Inserting a half-wave plate between a\u00a0<a title=\"transparent crystals with laser-active dopants, used as laser gain media\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rp-photonics.com\/laser_crystals.html\">laser crystal<\/a>\u00a0and a resonator end mirror can help to reduce\u00a0<a title=\"losses of optical power in a laser resonator, caused by depolarization e.g. in a laser crystal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rp-photonics.com\/depolarization_loss.html\">depolarization loss<\/a>. The combination of a half-wave plate and a\u00a0<a title=\"optical filters where the light transmission depends strongly on the direction of polarization\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rp-photonics.com\/polarizers.html\">polarizer<\/a>\u00a0allows one to realize an\u00a0<a title=\"partially transparent laser mirrors, used for extracting output beams from laser resonators\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rp-photonics.com\/output_couplers.html\">output coupler<\/a>\u00a0with adjustable transmission.<\/h5>\n<h5>Many waveplates are made of crystalline quartz (SiO<sub>2<\/sub>), as this\u00a0<a title=\"materials used for optical components\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rp-photonics.com\/optical_materials.html\">optical material<\/a>\u00a0exhibits a wide wavelength range with very high transparency, and can be prepared with high optical quality. Other possible materials (to be used e.g. in other wavelength regions) are calcite (CaCO<sub>3<\/sub>), magnesium fluoride (MgF<sub>2<\/sub>), sapphire (Al<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub>), mica (a silicate material), and some birefringent polymers.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-tabs fusion-tabs-3 classic nav-is-justified horizontal-tabs icon-position-left mobile-mode-accordion\" style=\"--awb-title-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-inactive-color:#eaeaeb;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-border-color:#e2e2e2;--awb-active-border-color:#e4042d;\"><div class=\"nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-6dd8a64a81af9098c96\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"fusion-tab-relateddevices\" href=\"#tab-6dd8a64a81af9098c96\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Related Devices<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-content\"><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-6dd8a64a81af9098c96\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-relateddevices\" href=\"#tab-6dd8a64a81af9098c96\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Related Devices<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix in active\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-relateddevices\" id=\"tab-6dd8a64a81af9098c96\">\n<h5>There are optical devices which are somewhat related to waveplates:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5>Fresnel rhomb retarders and other types of prism retarders have the same basic function as waveplates, but exploit polarization-dependent phase changes during\u00a0<a title=\"the phenomenon that light incident on the boundary between two transparent media is fully reflected if the light is coming from the optical more dense medium and the angle of incidence is sufficiently large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rp-photonics.com\/total_internal_reflection.html\">total internal reflection<\/a>. This principle allows broadband (achromatic) operation.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>A\u00a0<a title=\"adjustable waveplates (retarder plates) containing three birefringent plates\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rp-photonics.com\/babinet_soleil_compensators.html\">Babinet\u2013Soleil compensator<\/a>, containing a pair of birefringent wedges, can be used as a waveplate with a variable degree of retardation. Other versions of tunable waveplates such as the\u00a0<a title=\"tunable phase retardation plates containing a single uniaxial crystal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rp-photonics.com\/berek_compensators.html\">Berek compensator<\/a>\u00a0are based on variable tilting of birefringent plates.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>There are various types of\u00a0<a title=\"devices which allow one to control the state of polarization of light within fibers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rp-photonics.com\/fiber_polarization_controllers.html\">fiber polarization controllers<\/a>\u00a0with similar functions.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a title=\"the phenomenon that the refractive index of a material can be modified with an electric field\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rp-photonics.com\/electro_optic_effect.html\">Electro-optic<\/a>\u00a0crystals and\u00a0<a title=\"optical modulators which are based on liquid crystals\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rp-photonics.com\/liquid_crystal_modulators.html\">liquid crystal devices<\/a>\u00a0can be used to make electrically controllable waveplates, also called\u00a0<em>active retarders<\/em>.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_5_6 5_6 fusion-flex-column\" 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polarization of a linearly polarized beam<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix in active\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-whatahalfwaveplateisandhowitisusedtorotatethepolarizationofalinearlypolarizedbeam\" id=\"tab-92fd0d4a11b97b9c25c\">\n<div style=\"width: 1280px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-4340-1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.szlaser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Description-of-what-a-half-wave-plate-is-and-how-it-is-used-to-rotate-the-polarization-of-a-linearly.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.szlaser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Description-of-what-a-half-wave-plate-is-and-how-it-is-used-to-rotate-the-polarization-of-a-linearly.mp4\">https:\/\/www.szlaser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Description-of-what-a-half-wave-plate-is-and-how-it-is-used-to-rotate-the-polarization-of-a-linearly.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h5>Video source link: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cwTDaXC3UbI<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 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style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-zoomin\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.szlaser.com\/index.php\/polarization-optics\/polarization-beamsplitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Non Polarization Beamsplitter _1000x1000\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Non Polarization Beamsplitter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.szlaser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Non-Polarization-Beamsplitter-_1000x1000.jpg\" 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https:\/\/www.szlaser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Non-Polarization-Beamsplitter-_1000x1000.jpg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Polarization Beamsplitter Cubes<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.szlaser.com\/index.php\/micro-optics\/micro-polarization-cube-beamsplitters\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"micro PBS8_800x800\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Micro Polarization Cube Beamsplitters\" 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fusion-text-5\"><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Glan-Laser Prism Polarizer<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" 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