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Record Nr.

UNINA9910554283903321

Autore

Chekhova Maria

Titolo

Polarization of light : in classical, quantum, and nonlinearoptics / / Maria Chekhova, Peter Banzer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Germany : , : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, , [2021]

2021

ISBN

3-11-066802-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 pages)

Collana

De Gruyter Textbook

Disciplina

535.52

Soggetti

Polarization (Light)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Necessary basics -- 3 Polarization of light: classical description -- 4 Optics of crystals: basic concepts -- 5 Polarization transformations -- 6 Geometric phase -- 7 Structured light -- 8 Polarization of light at the nanoscale -- 9 Polarization elements that we use in the lab -- 10 Polarization in nonlinear optics -- 11 Quantum description of polarization -- 12 Nonclassical states of polarized light -- 13 Applications of quantum polarization states -- Index.