Quantum polarization for three-dimensional fields via Stokes operators
We study the polarization properties of three-dimensional quantum light fields by using the Stokes operators. We modify the standard definition of degree of polarization in order to encompass polarization properties in the quantum domain. We show that the states with the largest degree of polarizati...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2005 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/51505 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/51505 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 535 Electromagnetic-wave polarization Coherent states Harmonic-oscillator Vectors Systems Optics Óptica (Física) 2209.19 Óptica Física |
| Sumario: | We study the polarization properties of three-dimensional quantum light fields by using the Stokes operators. We modify the standard definition of degree of polarization in order to encompass polarization properties in the quantum domain. We show that the states with the largest degree of polarization and least polarization fluctuations are the SU(3) coherent states. We show that the standard quadrature coherent states are Poissonian superpositions of SU(3) coherent states. We examine the polarization properties of some other relevant field states. |
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