Polarization Ray Trace

Eugene Waluschka

doi:10.1117/12.7976913

1 February 1989 Polarization Ray Trace

Eugene Waluschka

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 28, Issue 2, 280286 (February 1989). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7976913

Abstract

A ray representing a vector wave is traced through an optical system. The electric field perpendicular to the (ray) direction of propagation is represented by a Jones vector. At each surface the results of a thin-film calculation are used to form a "surface" Jones matrix. For a given ray, a product of surface Jones matrices forms an "instrumental" ray matrix. Coordinate frames and sign conventions are emphasized.

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Eugene Waluschka "Polarization Ray Trace," Optical Engineering 28(2), 280286 (1 February 1989). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7976913

Published: 1 February 1989

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