Polarized Light, Revised and Expanded
Marcel Dekker Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8247-8729-5 (ISBN)
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This self-study guide explores polarization using the Stokes vector, the Stokes parameters and the Mueller matrices - lending a modern perspective to the topic. It includes material on the experiment for the classical Zeeman effect. Facilitating the study of polarized light without prior knowledge of Maxwell's equations, this book: utilizes the classical wave theory of optics in place of Maxwell's equations wherever possible; shows polarized light in terms of observables (Stokes polarization parameters), linking theoretical descriptions of the optical field to quantities that are actually measured in the laboratory; examines in detail Maxwell's theory and its connection to polarized light, and to accelerating charges in classical electrodynamics and quantum mechanics; documents various measurement methods using the Stokes vector and Mueller matrices; and explores the characterization of the complex refractive index and film thickness of optical materials.
Part 1 The classical optical field: the wave equation in classical optics; the polarization ellipse; the Stokes polarization parameters; the Mueller matrices for polarizing components; methods for measuring the Stokes polarization parameters; the measurement of the characteristics of polarizing elements; Mueller matrices for reflection and transmission; the Mueller matrices for dielectric plates; the Jones matrix calculus; the Poincare sphere; the interface laws of Fresnel and Arago. Part 2 The classical and quantum theory of radiation by accelerating charges: Maxwell's equations for the electromagnetic field; the classical radiation field; radiation from accelerating charges; the radiation of an accelerating change in the electromagnetic field; the classical Zeeman effect; further applications of the classical radiation theory; the Stokes parameters and the Mueller matrices for optical and Fararaday rotation; the Stokes parameters for quantum systems. Part 3 Applications: crystal optics; optics of metals; ellipsometry.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.12.1992 |
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| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 1166 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Optik |
| Technik ► Maschinenbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8247-8729-3 / 0824787293 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8247-8729-5 / 9780824787295 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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