polarizing interference
Refers to the type of interference that occurs in a polarized light microscopy system. Linearly polarized light is divided into ordinary and extraordinary rays by a birefringent specimen - the components of those two rays that pass through the analyzer are polarized in the same plane and interfere.
See also: polarized light, polarized light microscopy, birefringence, ordinary ray, extraordinary ray, polarizer, analyzer
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