Amplification and polarization of supernovae by gravitational lensing

The gravitational lensing of supernovae by individual masses which could comprise the dark matter is analyzed. Detailed predictions of the amplification and polarization are presented, including effects of a galactic environment. Their time dependence is produced by the expansion of the supernovae beam within the lens. The fraction of supernovae which might thus be identified as being lensed in surveys at proposed limiting magnitudes is estimated. These two effects could provide the only known unique signature of microlensing.