عنوان

Polarized light

(Number (ISBN

143983041X

(Number (ISBN

9781439830413

Number

b570871

Title Proper

Polarized light

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Dennis H. Goldstein.

Edition Statement

3rd ed

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Boca Raton, FL

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

CRC Press, [

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2016?] ©2011

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

: illustrations (some color)

Text of Note

Originally published: 2011.

Text of Note

Part I: introduction to polarized light. Introduction ; Polarization in the natural environment ; Wave equation in classical optics ; The polarization ellipse ; Stokes polarization parameters ; Mueller matrices for polarizing components ; Fresnel equations: derivation and Mueller matrix formulation ; Mathematics of the Mueller matrix ; Mueller matrices for dielectric plates ; The Jones matrix formalism ; The Poincare sphere ; Fresnel-Arago interference laws --; Part II: Polarimetry. Introduction ; Methods of measuring Stokes polarization parameters ; Measurement of the characteristics of polarizing elements ; Stokes polarimetry ; Mueller matrix polarimetry ; Techniques in imaging polarimetry ; Channeled polarimetry for snapshot measurements --; Part III: Applications. Introduction ; Crystal optics ; Optics of metals ; Polarization optical elements ; Ellipsometry ; Form birefringence and meanderline retarders --; Part IV: Classical and quantum theory of radiation by accelerating charges. Introduction to classical and quantum theory of radiation by accelerating charges ; Maxwell's equations for electromagnetic fields ; The classical radiation field ; Radiation emitted by accelerating charges ; Radiation of an accelerating charge in the electromagnetic field ; The classical Zeeman effect ; Further applications of the classical radiation theory ; The Stokes parameters and Mueller matrices for optical activity and Faraday rotation ; Stokes parameters for quantum systems.

Polarization (Light)

Polarization (Light) -- Industrial applications.

SCIENCE -- Physics.

Dennis H. Goldstein.

Dennis H Goldstein

Electronic name

[Book]

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