Abstract
It is demonstrated that a single partial polaroid in a Lyot filter behaves in much the same manner as a contrast element. Use of a partial polaroid with a transmission ratio of 10 to 1 results in a factor of 10 decrease in the principal secondary maxima. An explanation of the effect of the partial polaroids is presented in terms of the pulse response of the birefringent network.
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Title, A.M. Partial polaroids in birefringent filters. Sol Phys 38, 523–531 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00155086
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