Abstract
An anisotropic system, which is composed of only springs and metal balls, is shown to be similar to an optical retarder. A mechanical analog of a half-wave plate is thus constructed and its performance is found in qualitative agreement with the theory. Such a system may serve as a useful demonstration in teaching wave propagation in anisotropic media.
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