The polarization effects of optical interfaces are important in certain types of optical systems.
These systems include polarization microscopes, remote sensing platforms, optical …

Polarization aberrations are variations of the polarization associated with different ray paths
through an optical system. This paper presents particular polarization aberration expansion …

Polarization aberrations are the variations of amplitude, phase, polarization and retardance
associated with ray paths through optical systems. This dissertation develops methods for …

This paper provides a set of polarization aberration fields that are useful for understanding
polarization aberrations in optical imaging systems. The aberration function of a plane …

Coatings, crystals, and polarization elements can do remarkable and puzzling things to the
image-forming characteristics of optical systems. They contribute to the wavefront …

Polarization aberrations by highlighting the concepts of polarization aberration fields and of
wavefronts of two sheets are explained. The fields have a vector character and are derived …

This research developed imaging polarimetry to study the propagation of polarized light in
polarization based optical interconnects such as the AT&T digital optical computer, and …

Methods are presented for the interpretation of the polarization aberration of optical systems.
The polarization properties of ray paths through optical systems are classified as …

Polarization plays an important role in many optical systems and device. This includes
devices designed to advantageously use polarization, like liquid crystal displays, and optical …

A polarization analysis capability based upon polarization raytracing is described. The
polarization ray trace can model the effects of various interface types including metallic …