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The polarization of light is one of the most remarkable phenomena in nature and has led to numerous discoveries and applications. The nature and mathematical formulation of unpolarized light and partially polarized light were not readily forthcoming until the 1950s, when questions about polarized light and the mathematical tools to deal with it began to be addressed in earnest. As a result, there is a very good understanding of polarized light today. The primary objective of this Guide is to provide an introduction to the developments in polarized light that have taken place over the past half-century, and present the most salient topics of the subject matter such as Mueller matrices, Stokes polarization parameters, and Jones matrices. 　

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Glossary
The Foundations of Polarized Light
　　The Ray Theory of Light
　　The Polarization of Light
　　Malus's Law
　　Brewster's Law
The Wave Theory of Light
　　Fresnel's Wave Theory
　　The Polarization Ellipse
　　Degenerate Polarization States
　　The Parameters of the Polarization Ellipse
　　The Poincaré Sphere
　　Degenerate States on the Poincaré Sphere
The Observables of Polarized Light
　　The Stokes Polarization Parameters
　　Stokes Parameter Relations
　　Classical Measurement of the Stokes Parameters
　　The Mueller Matrices for Polarizing Components
　　　　Polarizers
　　　　Waveplates
　　　　Rotators
　　Mueller Matrices for Rotated Components
　　Mueller Matrix Applications-Malus's Law
　　Mueller Matrix Applications-The Optical Shutter
　　Mueller Matrix Applications-Stokes Parameters
The Observable Polarization Sphere
　　The Observable Polarization Sphere
　　Plotting the Quarter-Wave Plate on the OPS
　　The Rotating Quarter-Wave Plate
　　The Babinet-Soleil Compensator
　　Linear and Circular Polarizers
　　The Generation of Elliptically Polarized Light
　　Measurement Methods of the Stokes Parameters
　　The Rotating Quarter-Wave Plate Measurement
　　Birefringent Crystals and Wave Plates
Multiple and Zero-Order Wave Plates
Mueller Matrices for Reflection and Transmission
　　Mueller Matrices for Reflection and Transmission
　　Reflection and Transmission Stokes Parameters
　　Reflection and Transmission Mueller Matrices
　　Total Internal Reflection
　　The Fresnel Rhomb
　　Single and Multiple Dielectric Plates
　　Pile of Polarizing Dielectric Plates
　　Fresnel's Reflection and Transmission Coefficients
Other Polarization Matrix Calculi
　　The Jones Matrix Calculus
　　Wolf's Coherency Matrix Calculus
Optical Activity and Optical Rotation
　　Optical Activity and Optical Rotation
　　Faraday Rotation
　　Optical Isolators
Depolarizers
　　Waveplate Depolarizers
　　The Lyot Crystal Depolarizer
Polarizing Materials
　　Polarizers
　　Polarizing Prisms
　　Characterizing Commercial Polarizers
　　Characterizing Polarizer Pairs
　　The Transmittance of Polarizers
　　The Contrast Ratio of Polarizers
　　Wave Plate Materials
Superposition and Decomposition of Polarized Beams
　　Incoherent Superposition and Decomposition
　　Incoherent Decomposition-Ellipses
Coherent Superposition and Decomposition
The Electro-Optical Effect
　　The Electro-Optical Effect - Modulators
　　The Pockels Cell
Refractive Index Measurements
　　Normal Incidence Refractive Index Measurement
　　The Brewster Angle Measurement
　　The Incident 45o Method
The Classical Radiation Field
　　Maxwell's Equations
　　The Radiation Equation and the Stokes Parameters
　　The Linear Oscillating Bound Charge
　　The Randomly Oscillating Bound Charge
　　A Charge Moving in a Circle
　　A Charge Moving in a Magnetic Field
　　The Classical Zeeman Effect
　　Optical Scattering
　　Thomson Scattering
　　Rayleigh Scattering
The Optics of Metals and Semiconductors
　　The Optics of Metals and Semiconductors
　　The Refractive Index and Absorption Coefficient
　　Normal Incidence Angle Reflectivity
　　Non-Normal Incidence Angle Reflectivity
　　Complex Reflection Coefficients
　　The Principal Angle of Incidence Measurement
Bibliography
Index