[UPSC CSE 1988] Polarisation and Modern Optics (Q480, 20M)

A beam of linearly polarised light is changed into circularly polarised light by passing it through a slice crystal 0.003\text{ cm} thick. Calculate the difference in refractive index of two rays in crystal assuming this to be minimum thickness that will produce the effect and that the wavelength of light is 6 \times 10^{-7}\text{ m}.