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Wave plates Optical wave plates, often referred to as retarders, are devices that transmit light while altering its polarisation state without weakening, diverging, or shifting the beam. They accomplish this by delaying (or retarding) one polarisation component in relation to its orthogonal component. Their primary function is to control the polarisation condition of light beams.Continue reading “The Uses & Applications of Wave plates and Beam Splitters“