Optical polarimetry of random fields

    Authors

    J. Ellis;A. Dogariu

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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

    Language

    English

    First Page

    4

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000233243500027

    ISSN

    0031-9007

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