Polarized Light in Optics and Spectroscopy

Presents a comprehensive introduction to polarized light and provides students and researchers with the background and the specialized knowledge needed to fully utilize polarized light. This book presents a discussion of polarizing optics and discusses practical devices for controlling polarized light.

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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.