Overall parameters for the characterization of non-uniformly totally polarized beams

Several overall parameters are introduced to characterize the linear or circular polarization content of a non-uniformly totally polarized beam over the region of its wavefront where the irradiance is significant. These figures of merit are determined from the values of the Stokes parameters. The ph...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Piquero Sanz, Gemma María, Mejías Arias, Pedro Miguel, Martínez Herrero, María Rosario
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/50874
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/50874
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:535
Gaussian Beams
Generation
Quality
Mode
Óptica (Física)
2209.19 Óptica Física
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Sumario:Several overall parameters are introduced to characterize the linear or circular polarization content of a non-uniformly totally polarized beam over the region of its wavefront where the irradiance is significant. These figures of merit are determined from the values of the Stokes parameters. The physical meaning of the proposed parameters is tested by computing some numerical examples, and their measurability is checked by considering non-uniformly totally polarized fields generated after propagation through uniaxial anisotropic materials.