Which consequence results when stress-induced birefringence is unchecked?

💡 Explanation

Uncontrolled stress in optical components causes undesirable polarization rotation via the photoelastic effect, because internal stresses alter the refractive indices. Therefore the intended polarization is lost, rather than beam quality increasing under proper conditions.

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