3 Polarization of light: classical description

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. 1 Introduction 1
4. 2 Necessary basics 7
5. 3 Polarization of light: classical description 10
6. 4 Optics of crystals: basic concepts 24
7. 5 Polarization transformations 42
8. 6 Geometric phase 53
9. 7 Structured light 65
10. 8 Polarization of light at the nanoscale 79
11. 9 Polarization elements that we use in the lab 101
12. 10 Polarization in nonlinear optics 116
13. 11 Quantum description of polarization 135
14. 12 Nonclassical states of polarized light 163
15. 13 Applications of quantum polarization states 200
16. Index 217