Because polarized light is being used increasingly—by physicists, chemists, biologists,
metallurgists, mineralogists, mechanical engineers, and electronics engineers—the need for …

This paper reviews the 25 years of activity, by the author and his co-workers, in the
development of synthetic sheet polarizers. The early work during the nineteenth century is …

Light is characterized by three properties: brightness, colour and polarization. The first two
determine what impression we get from the world: the human eye is extremely sensitive to …

Polarized Light and Optical Systems presents polarization optics for undergraduate and
graduate students in a way which makes classroom teaching relevant to current issues in …

Polarized light is a pervasive influence in our world—and scientists and engineers in a
variety of fields require the tools to understand, measure, and apply it to their advantage …

Circularly polarised light is obtained by superposing two half-wave plates and one quarter-
wave plate, all of the same material, such that the fast vibration-directions of the successive …

The design of a grid polarizer is discussed and the effect of supporting it on various
substrates is evaluated using a transmission line analogy. A method of making such a grid …

Certain experiments had indicated that the polarization of emitted radiation was much more
prevalent than had been expected. This paper is intended to present some of the …

This comprehensive introduction to polarized light provides students and researchers with
the background and the specialized knowledge needed to fully utilize polarized light. It …

" Ellipsometry" is a relatively new word in the vocabulary of physics—it was coined some 30
years ago and has come into common use only rather recently. It refers to the modern …