Polarization analysis of optical systems

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Feb 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989opten..28...90c&link_type=abstract

Optical Engineering (ISSN 0091-3286), vol. 28, Feb. 1989, p. 90-99.

Physics

Optics

46

Geometrical Optics, Optical Equipment, Optical Polarization, Polarization Characteristics, Aberration, Matrices (Mathematics), Ray Tracing, Retarding

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For most optical systems it is typically assumed that the transmitted wavefront has uniform (or Gaussian) amplitude and constant polarization state. This is the default assumption of geometrical optics. This paper considers methods suitable for analyzing systems for which this assumption is not valid. Such methods of polarization analysis include polarization ray tracing and polarization aberration theory. Definitions of the basic classes of polarization phenomena and a review of the Jones calculus are included to form a basis for the discussion.

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