Clockwork Waveplate - A half-wave plate model using gears
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Here's a precise model of a Half waveplate, illustrating how it alters the polarization of incoming light. The Wikipedia article provides detailed information on this phenomenon. The labels represent the extreme points of the Poincare sphere, specifically Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal (+45 degrees), Antidiagonal (-45 degrees), Right-handed circular, and Left-handed circular. For further details on clockwork waveplates and their polarization calculations with gears, visit this informative blog: https://tinkeringsdotorg.wordpress.com/2018/08/31/clockwork-waveplates-polarization-calculations-with-gears/.
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