Robert Clark Jones
Encyclopedia
R. Clark Jones was an American
physicist working in
the field of Optics
.
He studied at Harvard University
and received his PhD
in 1941.
Until 1944 he worked at the Bell Labs
, later until 1982 with the Polaroid Corporation
.
In a sequence of publications between 1941 and 1956 he demonstrated
a mathematical model to describe the polarization of coherent light,
the Jones calculus
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
physicist working in
the field of Optics
Optics
Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light...
.
He studied at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and received his PhD
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in 1941.
Until 1944 he worked at the Bell Labs
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
, later until 1982 with the Polaroid Corporation
Polaroid Corporation
Polaroid Corporation is an American-based international consumer electronics and eyewear company, originally founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. It is most famous for its instant film cameras, which reached the market in 1948, and continued to be the company's flagship product line until the February...
.
In a sequence of publications between 1941 and 1956 he demonstrated
a mathematical model to describe the polarization of coherent light,
the Jones calculus
Jones calculus
In optics, polarized light can be described using the Jones calculus, invented by R. C. Jones in 1941. Polarized light is represented by a Jones vector, and linear optical elements are represented by Jones matrices...
.
Publications
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See also
- Polarization of classical electromagnetic waves
- Polarization (waves)