the spatial varying anisotropic structures often found in miniaturized liquid crystal devices. An all- inclusive book, Polarized Light in Liquid Crystals and Polymers features: * A focus on high-resolution structures found in modern display devices * An introduction to optical properties of liquid crystal texture * Novel coverage of three-dimensional anisotropic materials with respect to their light propagation properties * Tools such as matrix methods, ray tracing, and space- grid time-domain techniques to effectively solve optical simulation problems * A number of examples using measurements and simulation * Coverage of how to use the polarization microscope to characterize textures and structures in liquid crystals and polymers * An overview of photonic devices based on liquid crystals, covering the state of the art of existing systems * Unique coverage of gradient-index based devices * Over 200 illustrations and tables * A thorough listing of references Presenting a comprehensive treatment of an exciting and rapidly developing field, Polarized Light in Liquid Crystals and Polymers provides both students and practitioners with a superlative resource for learning and reference.