Title

Optical polarimetry of random fields

Authors

Authors

J. Ellis;A. Dogariu

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Phys. Rev. Lett.

Keywords

POLARIZATION; MATRIX; Physics, Multidisciplinary

Abstract

The state of polarization of an optical field provides detailed information concerning both the radiation emission processes and the intricate interaction between light and matter. We report here a novel approach for characterizing the polarization properties of electromagnetic fields for which the electric field vector at a point may fluctuate in three dimensions. Using probes which couple all three components of the field, we were able to extract the polarized and unpolarized components of such fields. Our results constitute the proof of concept for what could be called three-dimensional optical polarimetry.

Journal Title

Physical Review Letters

Volume

95

Issue/Number

20

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.203905

Language

English

First Page

4

WOS Identifier

WOS:000233243500027

ISSN

0031-9007

Recommended Citation

"Optical polarimetry of random fields" (2005). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 5168.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/5168