How to Use birefringence in a Sentence

birefringence

noun

• According to the study, two findings pointed to vacuum birefringence at work.
  — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
• When pressure deforms the glass, its birefringence changes, which measurably shifts that interference pattern.
  — Pawel Maniewski, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
• The femto-second lasers used for recording record nanostructures that can encode data in their width, height, depth, polarization and birefringence, hence the 5D name.
  — Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
• The researchers concluded that this combination leaves vacuum birefringence as the only explanation that fits the data.
  — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
• To investigate further, researchers designed a specialized battery cell that allowed direct observation of dendrite growth and used birefringence microscopy to measure stress levels in real time.
  — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
• This changes a property called birefringence, where two perpendicular polarizations of light traveling through the same glass experience slightly different refractive indices.
  — Pawel Maniewski, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026