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Named after Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pockels effect
Today it means: An effect that changes or produces birefringence in an optical medium induced by electric field. Full definition →
Today it means: An effect that changes or produces birefringence in an optical medium induced by electric field. Full definition →
Named after Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.