Polarizing microscope

Polarizing microscope is a microscope used to study so-called transparent and opaque anisotropic materials. It has important applications in science and engineering such as geology. Any substance with birefringence can be clearly distinguished under a polarized light microscope. Of course, these substances can also be observed by dyeing method, but some are not available, and a polarized light microscope must be used. Reflected polarized light microscope is an indispensable instrument for research and identification of birefringent substances using the polarization characteristics of light. It can be used for single-polarized observation, cross-polarized observation, and conoscopic observation.