full-wave plate
A wave plate that introduces a full wavelength (~550 nm) phase difference between the orthogonal polarization components (eigenpolarizations), resulting in non-birefringent materials having a red color.
Synonyms: first order compensator , first order red compensator , first order retardation plate , full wave retardation plate , sensitive tint plate
See also: first order red , polarized light microscopy , birefringence , compensator , retardation
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