extraordinary rays

extraordinary rays
Physics
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  • Extraordinary ray — Ray Ray, n. [OF. rai, F. rais, fr. L. radius a beam or ray, staff, rod, spoke of a wheel. Cf. {Radius}.] 1. One of a number of lines or parts diverging from a common point or center, like the radii of a circle; as, a star of six rays. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bundle of rays — Ray Ray, n. [OF. rai, F. rais, fr. L. radius a beam or ray, staff, rod, spoke of a wheel. Cf. {Radius}.] 1. One of a number of lines or parts diverging from a common point or center, like the radii of a circle; as, a star of six rays. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pencil of rays — Ray Ray, n. [OF. rai, F. rais, fr. L. radius a beam or ray, staff, rod, spoke of a wheel. Cf. {Radius}.] 1. One of a number of lines or parts diverging from a common point or center, like the radii of a circle; as, a star of six rays. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume II — Supercbbox| title = The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume II caption = Cover schedule = format = publisher = Wildstorm/DC Comics date = 2002 2003 issues = 6 main char team = Mina Murray Allan Quatermain Hawley Griffin Dr. Jekyll/Edward… …   Wikipedia

  • Birefringence — Displacement of light rays with perpendicular polarization through a birefringent material …   Wikipedia

  • radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …   Universalium

  • Ray (optics) — Ray of light redirects here. For other uses, see Ray of light (disambiguation). In optics, a ray is an idealized narrow beam of light. Rays are used to model the propagation of light through an optical system, by dividing the real light field up… …   Wikipedia

  • Photon polarization — is the quantum mechanical description of the classical polarized sinusoidal plane electromagnetic wave. Individual photons are completely polarized. Their polarization state can be linear or circular, or it can be elliptical, which is anywhere in …   Wikipedia

  • half-wave plate — /haf wayv , hahf /, Optics. a crystal thin enough to cause a phase difference of 180° between the ordinary and extraordinary rays of polarized light, thereby changing the direction of the plane of polarization. Cf. quarter wave plate. [1900 05] * …   Universalium

  • quarter-wave plate — /kwawr teuhr wayv /, Optics. a crystal thin enough to cause a phase difference of 90° between the ordinary and extraordinary rays of polarized light, thereby converting circularly polarized light into plane polarized light. Cf. half wave plate.… …   Universalium

  • quarter-wave plate — /ˈkwɔtə weɪv ˌpleɪt/ (say kwawtuh wayv .playt) noun a plate of doubly refracting material cut parallel to the optic axis of the crystal, of such a thickness that a phase difference of a quarter of a period is introduced between the ordinary and… …  

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