Wollaston prism

Noun

Meaning

Wollaston prism (plural Wollaston prisms)

An optical device that separates randomly polarized or unpolarized light into two orthogonal linearly polarized outgoing beams.

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Synonyms

Nicol prism

Hypernyms

optical device

Close letter words and terms

Wollaston wollaston beam splitter wollaston polarization prism wollastonite wollastonitic wolle