LUISU the phasor E, starts pointing downwalu.] 78.65* Left-circular light of wavelength 590 nm traveling in the z-direct
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LUISU the phasor E, starts pointing downwalu.] 78.65* Left-circular light of wavelength 590 nm traveling in the z-direction is to be converted into right-circular light by passing per- pendicularly through a plate of quartz. The quartz has been cut and polished so that the optic axis is in the y-direction (no = 1.5443, ne = 1.5534) and the face of the plate is the xy-plane. (a) What is the direction of the fast axis? (b) How thick, at minimum, should the plate be? Explain your reasoning in detail and draw a diagram.