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Measurement of Elliptically Polarized Light

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Matrix Theory of Photoelasticity

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The measurement of the state of polarization of a light beam is of particular importance for the problem of the photoelastic determination of the stresses induced in a two- or three-dimensional body. In these problems, the state of stress of the body in question modifies the polarization form of the incident light beam, so that the emerging light contains enough information for determination of the stresses of the body. The complete characterization of the state of polarization of the output light constitutes the main part of the problem.

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Theocaris, P.S., Gdoutos, E.E. (1979). Measurement of Elliptically Polarized Light. In: Matrix Theory of Photoelasticity. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-35789-6_5

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