Title

Complex Degree Of Mutual Polarization

Abstract

Starting from the concepts of coherence and polarization, we generalize the conventional degree of polarization, introducing a two-point parameter, the complex degree of mutual polarization V, which is defined in terms of measurable quantities. We demonstrate the physical significance of this new quantity for the case of fully correlated, pure states of polarization at the two points, showing that the magnitude of V is a measure of the similarity between the states of polarization at two different points in space. © 2004 Optical Society of America.

Publication Date

3-15-2004

Publication Title

Optics Letters

Volume

29

Issue

6

Number of Pages

536-538

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.29.000536

Socpus ID

1642634920 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/1642634920

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