Film for consultation only

Polarized Light Applied To Isotropic Objects

Reference

1306

Duration

00:13:00

Production year

1959

Versions

Original material

SD
4/3
Color
Sound

Director(s)

Maurice FRANCON

Summary

Presentation of transparent objects observed by interference contrast polarization, an explanation of the coloring principle due to the interference in polarized light and description of the used technologies and instruments.

Scientific topics

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