Characterization of Partially Polarized Light Fields

• Main Authors: Martn̕ez-Herrero, Rosario. (Author), Meja̕s, Pedro M. (Author), Piquero, Gemma. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 147
• Subjects: Physics.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Quantum Optics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01327-0

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 polariza...

Table of Contents:

• Overall parametric representation of the polarization of light beams
• Degrees of polarization
• Analysis and synthesis of beams with special features of their polarization structure
• Polarization and coherence
• Non-paraxial fields.