Glan–Taylor prism
Well, imagine you have a toy block in the shape of a triangle. But instead of being made of plastic, it's made of really special glass called a "glan-taylor prism".
Now, when light shines into the prism, the prism splits the light into two beams, like when you split a stream of water with your hands. One beam is called "ordinary light" and the other is called "extraordinary light".
These two beams travel at slightly different speeds through the prism. When they come out the other side, they are lined up in a special way that makes them separate from each other. It's like when you sort your toy blocks by color, putting all the red ones together and all the blue ones together.
Scientists use these prisms to study how different materials interact with light. They can make very precise measurements and predictions about how things like crystals and minerals will behave when they are exposed to light.
Now, when light shines into the prism, the prism splits the light into two beams, like when you split a stream of water with your hands. One beam is called "ordinary light" and the other is called "extraordinary light".
These two beams travel at slightly different speeds through the prism. When they come out the other side, they are lined up in a special way that makes them separate from each other. It's like when you sort your toy blocks by color, putting all the red ones together and all the blue ones together.
Scientists use these prisms to study how different materials interact with light. They can make very precise measurements and predictions about how things like crystals and minerals will behave when they are exposed to light.