page_title: Babinet–Soleil compensator
hierarchical_section_title: Babinet–Soleil compensator
caption_attribution_description: English: Schematic view of a Babinet-Soleil compensator
context_page_description: The Babinet–Soleil compensator is a continuously variable, zero-order retarder. It consists of two birefringent wedges, one of which is movable, and another is fixed to a compensator plate. The orientation of the long axis of the wedges is perpendicular to the long axis of the compensator plate.
context_section_description: The Babinet–Soleil compensator is a continuously variable, zero-order retarder. It consists of two birefringent wedges, one of which is movable, and another is fixed to a compensator plate. The orientation of the long axis of the wedges is perpendicular to the long axis of the compensator plate.
caption: Schematic view of a Babinet–Soleil compensator
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