POLARIZATION PHENOMENA

1 Outubro 2019, 09:00 • José Manuel Rebordão

Fresnel equations: fundamental basis, from the Maxwell boundary conditions; plane of incidence and plane of polarization; Fresnel equations; amplitude and dephasing issues in reflection and transmission; Brewster and internal reflection angles; reflectance and transmittance; normal incidence. 

Polarization: model of polarization based on two orthogonal components; polarization ellipse; special cases of linear, elliptical, circular polarization; case of non-polarized light. Representation of polarization in terms of Poincaré sphere, Stokes parameters; brief mention to Mueller and Jones matrices. Concept of “polarizer and “Analyser”. Malus Law for linear polarizers.

Generation of polarization by dichroism, reflection and scattering.

Photonics strategy roadmaps: presentation by the three students on the contributions of Photonics for Zero-Emissions, Less Waste (Luís Neves), Live Longer, Feel Better (Andreia Domingos) and Feed the World (Francisco Costa) – main source: “Europe’s Age of Light – How Photonics will power growth and innovation”, by Photonics-21.

“Europe’s Age of Light – How Photonics will power growth and innovation”, by Photonics-21: Zero-Emissions, Less Waste

“Europe’s Age of Light – How Photonics will power growth and innovation”, by Photonics-21: Live Longer, Feel Better

“Europe’s Age of Light – How Photonics will power growth and innovation”, by Photonics-21: Feed the World

 

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Birrefringence. Optics of non-isotropic materials.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Saleh, Fundamentals of Photonics, Ch. 6.

Hecht, Optics, Chapter 4.6, 4.7 (Fresnel equations)