Parametric characterization of non-uniformly polarized beams
A new overall parameter is defined, namely, the generalized degree of polarization, which involves the spatial distribution of the polarization of a light beam. This parameter is introduced on the basis of a general treatment recently proposed [Optics Leb. 22 (1997) 206] to characterize partially po...
| Autores: | , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1998 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/58846 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/58846 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 535 Light Óptica (Física) 2209.19 Óptica Física |
| Sumario: | A new overall parameter is defined, namely, the generalized degree of polarization, which involves the spatial distribution of the polarization of a light beam. This parameter is introduced on the basis of a general treatment recently proposed [Optics Leb. 22 (1997) 206] to characterize partially polarized fields, which extends the Stokes-Mueller formalism to describe the intensity moments of a quasimonochromatic beam. The main properties and the physical meaning of this parameter with regard to the spatial inhomogeneities of the polarization state are analysed, and a general measurement procedure is proposed. |
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