//Example 3.6 // Thickness of Calcite plate clc; clear; //given data : Uo=1.658;//refractive index for O ray Ue=1.486;//refractive index for E ray w=589D-9;// wavelength of light used in m n=1;//integer for odd multiples t=(2*n-1)*w/(4*(Uo-Ue));//thickness of Calcite plate in m t=t*100;// to convert in cm disp(t,"thickness of Calcite plate in cm")