Wavefront Shear in Wollaston
and Nomarski Prisms
Optical
Axis
θ
Optical
Axis
E-Wave
O-Wave
Wavefronts
Emerging
Together
Plane
Polarized
Wave
Polarization
Orientation
Interface Plane
Ordinary Wave
ExtraOrdinary Wave
Prism Position
Prism Type: Wollaston