Polarization, the path traced by light's electric field vector, appears in all areas of optics. In
recent decades, various technologies have enabled the precise control of light's polarization …

Polarization is a fundamental property of light and a powerful sensing tool that has been
applied to many areas. A Mueller matrix is a complete mathematical description of the …

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 …

Imaging polarimetry has emerged over the past three decades as a powerful tool to enhance
the information available in a variety of remote sensing applications. We discuss the …

The Gaussian function is simple and easy to implement as Point Spread Function (PSF)
model for fitting the position of fluorescent emitters in localization microscopy. Despite its …

The competent and intelligent optical design of today's state-of-the-art products requires an
understanding of optical aberrations. This accessible book provides an excellent …

Context. Next-generation large segmented mirror telescopes are expected to perform direct
imaging and characterization of Earth-like rocky planets, which requires contrast limits of …

Optical anisotropy, which is an intrinsic property of many materials, originates from the
structural arrangement of molecular structures, and to date, various polarization-sensitive …

Detailed knowledge of the image of the point spread function (PSF) is necessary to optimize
astronomical coronagraph masks and to understand potential sources of errors in …