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POLARIZED LIGHT IN OPTICS AND SPECTROSCOPY
Polarized Light in Optics and Spectroscopy
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By
David Kliger, University of California, Santa Cruz
James Lewis, University of California, Santa Cruz

Description
This comprehensive introduction to polarized light provides students and researchers with the background and the specialized knowledge needed to fully utilize polarized light. It provides a basic introduction to the interaction of light with matter for those unfamiliar with photochemistry and photophysics. An in-depth discussion of polarizing optics is also given. Different analytical techniques are introduced and compared and introductions to the use of polarized light in various forms of spectroscopy are provided.

Audience
Graduate students and researchers in chemistry, physics, and biophysics; optical engineers, photochemists, and spectroscopists.

Contents
The Nature of Light. Polarization Properties of Light. Devices for Control of Polarized Light. Introduction to the Jones Calculus, Mueller Calculus and Poincare Sphere. The Jones Calculus, Mueller Calculus and Poincare Sphere Revisited. Spectroscopy with Polarized Light. Orientation and Photoselection Effects. Polarized Light in Condensed Phases. Appendixes. Index.

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 440 pages, publication date: JUN-1990
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-414975-5
ISBN-10: 0-12-414975-8
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS

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