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plane-polarized

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Adj.1.plane-polarized - (of a moving wave) vibrating in a single plane; "plane-polarized light"
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This effect is called plane-polarized light or double refraction.
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[Theta][Theta]]) = [Delta]N(Cos 2[Chi] Cos 2[Theta] + Sin 2[Chi] Sin 2[Theta]) = [Delta]N Cos(2[Chi] - 2[Theta]) (8) where the birefringence ([Delta]N) is equal to R[Lambda]/d, d is the thickness of the birefringent medium, [Lambda] is the wavelength of the monochromatic light used and R is the relative retardation of the two plane-polarized components of the monochromatic light emerging from the birefringent medium.
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The researchers found that the pure right- and left-handed versions of the rugbyball dramatically rotated the direction of plane-polarized light rays.
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