waveplate

See also: wave plate

English

Etymology

From wave +‎ plate.

Noun

waveplate (plural waveplates)

  1. (physics) A thin layer of a birefringent material that is used to introduce a controlled phase shift between the two polarization components of a light wave, thereby altering its polarization
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