ISSN:
1741-2765
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract A difficulty commonly encountered in the three-dimensional photoelastic analysis of thin-shell structures1–9 is the so-called optical rotation effect4,8–10 which, in spite of some noteworthy efforts, has not yet been fully elucidated. The objective of this paper is to show how modern descriptions of polarized light can be advantageously used to predict the influence of the rotation effect on optical observations. Use will be made of the Poincaré sphere representation of polarized light and of the associated Mueller calculus. Because these subjects may be unfamiliar, the fundamental concepts involved are briefly discussed in each case and readily available supplementary references are given.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02327872
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