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	ABCD Matrix	Λογισμός Mueller-Stokes
Πεδίο	Οπτική	Οπτική
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1966	1852
Δημιουργός	Herwig Kogelnik and Tingye Li	George Gabriel Stokes and Hans Mueller
Τύπος	Ray optics formalism	Vector-matrix formalism
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Kogelnik, H., & Li, T. (1966). Laser beams and resonators. Applied Optics, 5(10), 1550-1567.	Stokes, G. G. (1852). On the composition and resolution of streams of polarized light from different sources. Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 9, 399-416.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	ray transfer matrix, ABCD method, system matrix	Mueller matrix method, Stokes parameters, Mueller calculus
Συναφείς	3	3
Σύνοψη	The ABCD matrix, or ray transfer matrix method, is a compact algebraic framework for analyzing optical systems. Introduced by Kogelnik and Li in 1966, it represents the linear transformation of ray position and angle (or Gaussian beam parameters) through optical elements. This method is foundational in laser physics, Gaussian optics, and optical design, enabling rapid calculation of resonator stability, beam propagation, and system performance.	Mueller-Stokes calculus is a mathematical framework for describing and analyzing the polarization properties of light, including partially polarized and unpolarized light. Grounded in George Gabriel Stokes' 1852 work on polarization parameters and extended by Hans Mueller in 1948, this formalism uses the four-component Stokes vector and the 4×4 Mueller matrix to track how optical systems transform polarization states.