Characterization of Partially Polarized Light Fields

• Main Authors: Martínez-Herrero, Rosario (Author), Mejías, Pedro M. (Author), Piquero, Gemma (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 147
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum optics.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Quantum Optics.

Polarization involves the vectorial nature of light fields. In current applications of optical science, the electromagnetic description of light with its vector features has been shown to be essential: In practice, optical radiation also exhibits randomness and spatial non-uniformity of the polariza...

Table of Contents:

• Representations of the Polarization of Beamlike Fields
• Second-Order Overall Characterization of Non-uniformly Polarized Light Beams
• Polarization and Coherence of Random Electromagnetic Fields
• Non-Paraxial Electromagnetic Beams.