Differentiation of globally unpolarized complex random fields

    Authors

    J. Ellis;A. Dogariu

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Opt. Soc. Am. A-Opt. Image Sci. Vis.

    Keywords

    LIGHT; Optics

    Abstract

    Different types of random vector fields can be depolarized in a global sense. They can be physically discriminated by probing the statistical invariance when they are subject to operations such as a change of the reference frame or the introduction of an arbitrary retardance. With use of the observable polarization sphere as a visualization tool, a set of measurements is capable of discriminating between certain types of globally depolarized light, and we discuss the geometric interpretation of the physical invariances. (C) 2004 Optical Society of America.

    Journal Title

    Journal of the Optical Society of America a-Optics Image Science and Vision

    Volume

    21

    Issue/Number

    6

    Publication Date

    1-1-2004

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    988

    Last Page

    993

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000221633300010

    ISSN

    1084-7529

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