How do you use Birefringent in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like refraction, plus the exact meaning.
Birefringent in a sentence
Birefringent meaning
- Of or pertaining to birefringence
- Having two refractive indices (depending on orientation)
Synonyms of Birefringent
Using Birefringent
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to birefringence | Having two refractive indices (depending on orientation)
- Useful related words include: refraction.
- In the example corpus, birefringent often appears in combinations such as: birefringent wedge, the birefringent.
Context around Birefringent
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Birefringent
- In this selection, "birefringent" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, non, anisotropic, output, wedge, materials and surface stand out and add context to how "birefringent" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include birefringent materials avoid and by a birefringent surface. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "birefringent" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with birefringent
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The output birefringent wedge then recombines the two components. (9 words)
Instead of being focused by the second birefringent wedge, the rays diverge. (12 words)
Typically, three-wave mixing is done in a birefringent crystalline material (I. (12 words)
The bobbin would need to wind faster when the thread is near the apex than when it is near the base. citation Optics * In a material that is optically anisotropic ( birefringent ), the refractive index depends on the direction of the light. (41 words)
In the case of non-birefringent materials, however, the 2×2 Jones matrix is the identity matrix (multiplied by a scalar phase factor and attenuation factor), implying no change in polarization during propagation. (33 words)
Waveplates are constructed out of a birefringent material (such as quartz or mica ), for which the index of refraction is different for different orientations of light passing through it. (29 words)
Example sentences (12)
Aside from the reversal of handedness, the ellipticity of polarization is also preserved (except in cases of reflection by a birefringent surface).
Birefringent materials avoid this problem by having two indices of refraction at once.
Instead of being focused by the second birefringent wedge, the rays diverge.
In the case of non-birefringent materials, however, the 2×2 Jones matrix is the identity matrix (multiplied by a scalar phase factor and attenuation factor), implying no change in polarization during propagation.
Light traveling in the backward direction is separated into the o-ray at 45, and the e-ray at −45° by the birefringent wedge.
The birefringent effect (using calcite) was first described by the Danish scientist Rasmus Bartholin in 1669.
The bobbin would need to wind faster when the thread is near the apex than when it is near the base. citation Optics * In a material that is optically anisotropic ( birefringent ), the refractive index depends on the direction of the light.
The output birefringent wedge then recombines the two components.
This is due to the fact that the extraordinary wave propagating through a birefringent crystal possesses a Poynting vector that is not parallel with the propagation vector.
Typically, three-wave mixing is done in a birefringent crystalline material (I.
Waveplates are constructed out of a birefringent material (such as quartz or mica ), for which the index of refraction is different for different orientations of light passing through it.
Wearers of polarized sunglasses will occasionally observe inadvertent polarization effects such as color-dependent birefringent effects, for example in toughened glass (e.
Common combinations with birefringent
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: