Polarization Fluctuations in Stationary Light Beams

  • A. Shevchenko Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
  • T. Setälä Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
  • M. Kaivola
  • A. T. Friberg Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo & Department of Physics and Mathematics, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland & Department of Microelectronics and Applied Physics, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract

For fluctuating but statistically stationary beams of light the degree of polarization contains only limited information on time-dependent polarization. Two approaches towards assessing a beam’s polarization dynamics, one based on Poincaré and the other on Jones vector formalism, are described leading to the notion of 'polarization time'. Specific examples of partially temporally coherent electromagnetic beams are discussed.

Published
Jun 5, 2010
How to Cite
SHEVCHENKO, A. et al. Polarization Fluctuations in Stationary Light Beams. Revista Cubana de Física, [S.l.], v. 27, n. 1, p. 89-93, june 2010. ISSN 2224-7939. Available at: <https://revistacubanadefisica.org/index.php/rcf/article/view/RCF_27-1_89_2010>. Date accessed: 28 mar. 2024.
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Original Articles