Measurement of birefringence of textile fibers based on the analysis of the interference pattern in the backfocal plane of the microscope objective

Dariusz Litwin; Adel M. Sadik

doi:10.1117/12.316444

6 July 1998 Measurement of birefringence of textile fibers based on the analysis of the interference pattern in the backfocal plane of the microscope objective

Dariusz Litwin, Adel M. Sadik

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Proceedings Volume 3479, Laser Interferometry IX: Applications; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316444
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The diffraction pattern of a textile fiber observed in the back focal plane of the polarizing microscope is used to measure its birefringence. The mathematical model of the phenomenon and the automatic pattern analysis are described.

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Dariusz Litwin and Adel M. Sadik "Measurement of birefringence of textile fibers based on the analysis of the interference pattern in the backfocal plane of the microscope objective", Proc. SPIE 3479, Laser Interferometry IX: Applications, (6 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316444

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