Polarization Courses and Certifications

Thorlabs

Light's Polarization Changes After Reflecting from a Metal Mirror

Explore how metallic mirrors affect light's polarization state, including practical demonstrations of S- and P-polarized light reflection and measurement techniques using advanced optical equipment.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

Constructing a Laser - 1987 Christmas Lectures 4/6

Discover how to construct a laser step-by-step, from Maiman's 1960 ruby laser to modern gas-phase systems, exploring stimulated emission, population inversion, and spectacular laser properties.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Thorlabs

Measuring and Adjusting Wave Plate Retardance Through Wavelength Tuning

Master techniques for measuring and adjusting wave plate retardance through wavelength tuning, using polarizers and power meters to achieve precise polarization control in optical systems.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

3Blue1Brown

The Origin of Light, Scattering, and Polarization - Barber Pole Effect Part 2

Explore the physics behind light scattering and polarization, unraveling the barber pole effect through radiation law simulations and visual explanations of diagonal stripes and twisting patterns.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dot Physics

Electrodynamics - Polarization and Surface Charge Density

Explore the polarization vector and its relationship to surface charge density through basic derivations and Python calculations for an insulating sphere.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dot Physics

Electrodynamics - Polarization and the Interaction Between Charges and Matter

Explore atomic polarization and charge-matter interactions through Griffith's electrodynamics, including Python modeling of point charges and insulating materials.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Thorlabs

Next Level Quantum Optics - Polarization Entanglement Made Easy

Discover polarization entanglement fundamentals and Bell's inequality violations using Thorlabs' educational kit with hands-on experiments and practical demonstrations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

偏振光学

系统学习偏振光的描述、双折射及琼斯矩阵和米勒矩阵在光纤通信器件中的应用。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

3Blue1Brown

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics and Light Polarization

Explore the math of superposition and quantum states, focusing on polarized light and its relation to classical electromagnetic waves. Gain insights into quantum mechanics fundamentals.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Engagement in a Time of Polarization

How have our online interactions and engagement - as a society - become so toxic? Is there anything we as individuals and citizens can do to stop this trend, or at least stop it from stopping us?

• edX
• 2 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Jesus College, Cambridge

Managing conflict and polarization in the workplace and beyond

We all form groups. Sometimes they help us, other times they stimulate harmful or even violent polarization. Using expertise from business, behavioral science, and politics, we explore these ‘groupish

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Different Types of Optical Sensors: Intensity, Phase, Polarization, and Wavelength Modulation

Explore various optical sensor types, including intensity, phase, polarization, and wavelength modulated sensors, with a focus on fiber optic applications.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Wave Optics

Explore the wave nature of light through mathematical treatments of diffraction, interference, polarization, and their practical optical applications.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

IIT Roorkee;  NPTEL

Applied Optics

Learn classical optics through geometrical and wave optics, with detailed study of interference, diffraction, polarization, birefringence, and engineering applications.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Optics

Builds modern optics from geometric imaging through wave phenomena, Fourier optics, lasers, and nonlinear optics with optical design simulation.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course