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Definitions, descriptions, measurements, and models are presented for the optical properties of polarization and polarimetry. Included are the properties of birefringence, diattenuation, and retardance and the calculational methods of Jones and Mueller matrices.
Citation
None
Pub Type
Encyclopedias
Keywords
Jones matrix, Mueller matrix, optics, polarimetry, polarization light
Citation
Rochford, K.
(2001),
Polarization and Polarimetry, None
(Accessed October 31, 2024)