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Preface | |
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List of symbols and abbreviations | |
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Light polarization | |
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Linearly polarized light | |
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Circularly polarized light | |
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Elliptically polarized light | |
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Jones vectors | |
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The coherency matrix | |
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Stokes parameters and the Stokes vector | |
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The Poincar� sphere | |
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References | |
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Light propagation through polarizing systems | |
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Materials with optical anisotropy | |
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The Jones-matrix formalism | |
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The coherency-matrix formalism | |
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The Mueller-matrix formalism | |
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References | |
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Theory of polarization holography | |
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Plane-wave interference and holography | |
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Interference of polarized light | |
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Introduction to polarization holography | |
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Poincar� representation of resulting polarization states | |
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Polarization holography in materials with only linear photoanisotropy | |
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Transmission polarization holograms | |
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Reflection polarization holograms in materials with linear photoanisotropy | |
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Polarization-holographic recording in materials with linear and circular anisotropy | |
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Polarization gratings together with a surface relief: orthogonally circularly polarized beams | |
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Polarization gratings together with a surface relief: orthogonally linearly polarized pumb beams | |
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Evanescent-wave polarization holography | |
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References | |
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Azobenzene and azobenzene-containing polymers | |
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Guest-host systems | |
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Azobenzene polymers | |
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Azobenzene peptides | |
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Azobenzene side-chain polymethacrylates | |
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Azobenzene dendrimers | |
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Photoaddressable polymers | |
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Photorefractive azobenzene polymers | |
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Polymer photochromic cholesterics | |
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Experimental techniques - linear anisotropy measurements | |
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Photoinduced circular anisotropy in side-chain azobenzene polyesters | |
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The experimental set-up for polarization holography | |
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Polarization holography in guest-host systems | |
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Polarization holography in side-chain polyesters | |
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Polarization holography with surface relief | |
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Polarization holography with UV light | |
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Evanescent-wave polarization holography | |
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Biphotonic polarization holography | |
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References | |
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Other photoanisotropic materials | |
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Photoinduced anisotropy in silver-halide materials | |
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Alkali-halide crystals containing anisotropic color centers | |
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Arsenic sulfide and arsenic selenide | |
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Bacteriorhodopsin | |
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Photoanisotropy in organic dyes | |
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Polymer systems | |
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Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals | |
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Polarization holography in doped photorefractive crystals | |
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References | |
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Applications of polarization holography | |
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A Stokesmeter based on a polarization grating | |
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Polarization-holographic optical elements | |
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A bifocal holographic lens | |
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A liquid-crystal-based holographic polarization optical element | |
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Display holography | |
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Holographic data storage | |
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Polarization-holographic multiplexing | |
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Four-wave mixing and polarization optical phase conjugation | |
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A joint transform correlator | |
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Fiber Bragg gratings | |
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Vectorial photonic crystals in azodye-doped liquid crystals | |
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Holographic inscription of helical wavefronts in a liquid-crystal polarization grating | |
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A polarization-dependent lateral-shearing interferometer | |
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Other applications | |
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References | |
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Conclusions and future prospects | |
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Index | |