Title
Fluctuation Polarimetry
Abstract
We examine the relationship between the strength of the intensity fluctuations and the polarimetric properties of a random electromagnetic field composed of a Gaussian, random field, and nonrandom field, and we present a method for determining the state of polarization of the Gaussian random field. The approach relies on incoherently mixing a Gaussian random field with a controllable reference field and measuring the intensity fluctuations of their superposition. We demonstrate that by controlling the reference field, the full polarimetric information about the Gaussian random field can be uniquely determined. © 2012 Optical Society of America.
Publication Date
6-1-2012
Publication Title
Optics Letters
Volume
37
Issue
11
Number of Pages
1961-1963
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.001961
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84863707544 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84863707544
STARS Citation
Kohlgraf-Owens, Thomas and Dogariu, Aristide, "Fluctuation Polarimetry" (2012). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 4209.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/4209