Fundamentals of Polarized Light : A Statistical Optics Approach, Hardcover by Brosseau, Christian, ISBN 0471143022, ISBN-13 9780471143024, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

Presents light polarization theory and its practical applications in modern technologies such as telecommunications, pollution control, and medical diagnostics. After a historical survey of polarization optics, Brosseau (physics, U. of Brest, France) discusses classic radiation field theory, and polarization and the radiation field. With the set of these theoretical tools, the effect of propagation of light through a linear optical system is explored. The final section describes applications to selected topics including propagation of partially polarized light in anisotropic media and the measurement methods of the Stokes parameters and of the polarization matrices. For researchers in the field of polarization optics and graduate students in physics and optics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.