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Characterization of Partially Polarized Light Fields

By Rosario Martínez-Herrero , Pedro M. Mejías , Gemma Piquero (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2009
ISBN
3642013260, 9783642013263
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-01327-0
LCC
QC441 .M37 2009
Google Books ID
uKc0C2rBfPsC
Open Library ID
OL25000690M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4878411 bytes)
Series
Springer Series in Optical Sciences 147
Edition
1
Pages
179\193
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-04-11 19:55:47
Laser TechnologyPhotonics;Quantum Optics

Description

Polarization involves the vectorial nature of light fields. In current applications of optical science, the electromagnetic description of light with its vector features has been shown to be essential: In practice, optical radiation also exhibits randomness and spatial non-uniformity of the polarization state. Moreover, propagation through photonic devices can alter the correlation properties of the light field, resulting in changes in polarization. All these vectorial properties have been gaining importance in recent years, and they are attracting increasing attention in the literature. This is the framework and the scope of the present book, which includes the authors’ own contributions to these issues.

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