2.1 Introduction to Polarization2.2 The Degenerate Polarization States of Light2.3 The Polarization Ellipse of Light2.4 Poincaré Sphere Presentation of Polarization2.5 Degree of Polarization (DOP)2.6 Birefringence2.7 Photoelasticity or Photoelastic Effect2.8 Dichroism, Diattenuation, and Polarization Dependent Loss2.9 Polarization Properties of Reflected and Refracted Light2.A AppendixReferencesFurther Reading