{"product_id":"fundamentals-of-polarized-light-9780471143024","title":"Fundamentals of Polarized Light","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolarization of light is applicable to many industries such as optical communication, biological optics, atmoshpere propagation, and display technologies. Recent developments in this field as well as its beginnings are well-documented in this book with a review of central ideas and theories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHISTORIAL SURVEY OF UNDERSTANDING OF POLARIZED LIGHT.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e First Period: Early Ideas and Observations-from Bartholinus to Stokes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Second Period: The Electromagnetic Nature of Light.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Third Period: The Coherence and Quantum Properties of Light.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PRELIMINARIES TO A CLASSICAL RADIATION FIELD THEORY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Basic Differential Equations and Boundary Conditions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Invariance Transformations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Monochromatic Plane Wave.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e POLARIZATION AND THE RADIATION FIELD.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Elementary Concepts and Definitions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Geometric Representations of Partially Polarized Light.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Statistics of the Radiation Field.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Entropy of the Radiation Field.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e INTERACTION OF RADIATION WITH LINEAR MEDIA.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jones and Mueller Polarization Transfer Matrix Methods.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Polarization Effects at Dielectric Interfaces.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Polarized Light and Symmetry Transformations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Random Media.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e APPLICATIONS TO SELECTED TOPICS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Electromagnetic Propagation in Linear Anisotropic Media.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Optical Polarizing Components.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Measurement of Stokes Parameters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Measurement of Jones and Mueller Polarization Matrices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Indexes.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515421450583,"sku":"9780471143024","price":164.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fundamentals-of-polarized-light-9780471143024","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}