Phase properties of light propagating in a Kerr medium: Stokes parameters versus Pegg-Barnett predictions
The quantum theory of light propagation in a Kerr medium is applied to describe changes in the polarization state of light. A number of purely quantum effects arising during the propagation are analyzed. Stokes operators and Pegg-Barnett formalism are used to describe the evolution of the polarizati...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1995 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/59733 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/59733 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 535 Elliptically polarized-light Anharmonic-oscillator Isotropic media Quantum-theory States Interferometer Uncertainty Mechanics Óptica (Física) 2209.19 Óptica Física |
| Sumario: | The quantum theory of light propagation in a Kerr medium is applied to describe changes in the polarization state of light. A number of purely quantum effects arising during the propagation are analyzed. Stokes operators and Pegg-Barnett formalism are used to describe the evolution of the polarization ellipse. The predictions of these approaches are compared, showing some striking differences in the quantum regime of small photon numbers. |
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