The author was with the High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, Colorado. His present address is Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Formulas for the transmitted component of a pile-of-plates polarizer are derived in terms of the angle of incidence, the index of refraction, and the number of (transparent) plates for singly and multiply reflected rays. Numerical results are discussed for one, two, five, and ten plates and for indices of refraction of 1.5170, 1.5180, 1.5725, 1.6210, and 2.0060.
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The Degree of Polarization for Piles of One, Two, Five, and Ten Transparent Glass Plates (for Singly and Multiply Reflected Rays) for n = 1.5170 (e.g., Borosilicate Crown or BSC-2 or BK-7)
The Degree of Polarization for Piles of One, Two, Five, and Ten Transparent Glass Plates (for Singly and Multiply Reflected Rays) for n = 1.5180 (e.g., Picture Glass)
The Degree of Polarization for Piles of One, Two, Five, and Ten Transparent Glass Plates (for Singly and Multiply Reflected Rays) for n = 1.5725 (e.g., Light Barium Crown or Light Flint)
The Degree of Polarization for Piles of One, Two, Five, and Ten Transparent Glass Plates (for Singly and Multiply Reflected Rays) for n = 1.6210 (e.g., Dense Flint or DF-3)
The Degree of Polarization for Piles of One, Two, Five, and Ten Transparent Silver Chloride (AgCl) Plates (for Singly and Multiply Reflected Rays) for n = 2.0060
The Degree of Polarization for Piles of One, Two, Five, and Ten Transparent Glass Plates (for Singly and Multiply Reflected Rays) for n = 1.5170 (e.g., Borosilicate Crown or BSC-2 or BK-7)
The Degree of Polarization for Piles of One, Two, Five, and Ten Transparent Glass Plates (for Singly and Multiply Reflected Rays) for n = 1.5180 (e.g., Picture Glass)
The Degree of Polarization for Piles of One, Two, Five, and Ten Transparent Glass Plates (for Singly and Multiply Reflected Rays) for n = 1.5725 (e.g., Light Barium Crown or Light Flint)
The Degree of Polarization for Piles of One, Two, Five, and Ten Transparent Glass Plates (for Singly and Multiply Reflected Rays) for n = 1.6210 (e.g., Dense Flint or DF-3)
The Degree of Polarization for Piles of One, Two, Five, and Ten Transparent Silver Chloride (AgCl) Plates (for Singly and Multiply Reflected Rays) for n = 2.0060