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	ABCD Matrix	Calcul de Jones
Domaine	Optique	Optique
Famille	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Année d'origine	1966	1941
Auteur d'origine	Herwig Kogelnik and Tingye Li	Robert Clark Jones
Type	Ray optics formalism	Vector-matrix formalism
Source fondatrice	Kogelnik, H., & Li, T. (1966). Laser beams and resonators. Applied Optics, 5(10), 1550-1567.	Jones, R. C. (1941). A new calculus for the treatment of optical systems: I. Description and discussion of the calculus. Journal of the Optical Society of America, 31(7), 488-493.
Alias	ray transfer matrix, ABCD method, system matrix	Jones vector method, Jones matrix, polarization calculus
Apparentées	3	3
Résumé	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.	Jones calculus is a mathematical formalism for analyzing the propagation and manipulation of polarized light using vectors and matrices. Developed by Robert Clark Jones in 1941, it represents the electric field of a coherent optical beam as a two-component complex vector (Jones vector) and optical elements as matrices (Jones matrices), enabling elegant tracking of polarization through optical systems.