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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when anisotropic material is illuminated?
A)Birefringence influences resultant polarization state.✓
B)Refractive index becomes spatially uniform.
C)Total internal reflection is eliminated.
D)Diffraction patterns shift linearly.
💡 Explanation
Birefringence changes polarization state because light splits into orthogonal polarizations experiencing different refractive indices, therefore, changing the polarization rather than maintaining it because of isotropic propagation through a uniform medium.
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