Spatial characterization of general partially polarized beams

被引:38
作者
MartinezHerrero, R
Mejias, PM
Movilla, JM
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[1] Departamento de Óptica, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Complutense
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10.1364/OL.22.000206
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The spatial characterization of Light beams given in terms of intensity moments is extended to partially polarized beams by means of a generalization of the Stokes-Mueller formalism. A simple classification scheme of partially polarized fields is proposed, and laws of propagation through nonpolarizing and polarizing optical systems are provided. Some invariant parameters are also investigated. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
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