From: astroelectronic@t-online.de   
      
   > There's a very useful and inexpensive Dover book, "Introduction to    
   > matrix methods in optics"  by Gerrard and Burch, that has a very clear    
   > discussion.  That's where I learned about a lot of that stuff.   
      
   It's out of print, but I just found one on ebay. "requires little prior   
   knowledge..." that's exactly what I need :-)   
      
   "Clear, accessible guide requires little prior knowledge and considers just   
   two topics: paraxial imaging and polarization. Lucid discussions of paraxial   
   imaging properties of a centered optical system, optical resonators and laser   
   beam propagation,    
   matrices in polarization optics and propagation of light through crystals,   
   much more. 60 illustrations. Appendixes. Bibliography."   
      
   Thanks,   
   Michael   
      
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