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Re: [OM] response to my filter questions....

Subject: Re: [OM] response to my filter questions....
From: "Terry and Tracey" <foxcroft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 21:25:33 +1100

>This raises a question I have been wondering about for some time. How
>does a "circular" polarizer work? Presumably it is in two layers, with
>the first one polarizing "linearly", since that's what polarization
>is, and the second one randomizing the plane of polarization. If the
>mechanism somehow depends on quantum effects, is it uniform with respect
>to wavelength and intensity, or do circular polarizers introduce visual
>artefacts?


I believe this one should be in  the archives somewhere under polariser.
Submitted by Kennedy, I think. I've deleted it from my backups.

Foxy


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