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Cornu quartz prism |
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Cornu quartz prism [′kȯr·nü ‚kwȯrts ′priz·əm] (optics) A prism constructed of two 30° quartz prisms, left- and right-handed, used in conjunction with left- and right-handed lenses, so that the rotation of polarization occurring in one half of the optical path is exactly compensated by the reverse rotation in the other; used in a quartz spectrograph. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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