http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
Introduction -- The wave equation and Young's interference experiment -- The polarization ellipse -- The Poincaré sphere and the polarization ellipse -- The Stokes polarization parameters -- The Mueller matrices for polarizing elements -- The observable polarization sphere -- Application of the Mueller matrices -- Polarization controllers -- Optical isolators and optical circulators -- The evolution of the Stokes vector in an optical fiber -- Optical depolarizers and scramblers -- Polarization measurements -- The Jones matrix calculus and Wolf's coherency matrix --Polarization dependent loss -- Polarization mode dispersion.
Includes bibliographical references and index.