Polarization Optics of Random Media / Edition 1

by Alexander Kokhanovsky

Overview

Polarization methods for the study of the light scattering properties of various disperse media have hitherto only been reviewed in specialist journals relating to the fields of geophysics, astrophysics and optics. The only texts in this field are devoted to specific topics and do not cover the subject as a whole. In this book the author presents for the first time, the main results obtained in the field of polarization optics in a wide range of application areas. These will be used widely in different branches of modern science and technology over the next century. It is expected that this book will stimulate studies in the field and attract new people to this interesting field of research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540426356
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	09/10/2003
Series:	Springer Praxis Books
Edition description:	2003
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.28(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Polarized radiative transfer.- Local optical characteristics.- Environmental polarimetry.- Appendices.