Discriminating States of Polarization
Equiprobable incoherent mixtures of two totally polarized states of light whose associated three-dimensional Jones vectors are mutually orthogonal are called discriminating states and constitute a peculiar type of state that plays a key role in the characteristic decomposition of a generic state int...
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| author | José J. Gil Andreas Norrman Ari T. Friberg Tero Setälä |
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| description | Equiprobable incoherent mixtures of two totally polarized states of light whose associated three-dimensional Jones vectors are mutually orthogonal are called discriminating states and constitute a peculiar type of state that plays a key role in the characteristic decomposition of a generic state into a totally polarized state, a totally unpolarized state, and a discriminating state. In general, discriminating states are three-dimensional, in the sense that the strengths of the three components of the electric field are nonzero for any Cartesian reference frame considered. In the limiting case that the electric field evolves in a fixed plane, the discriminating state is said to be regular and corresponds to a two-dimensional unpolarized state. The special features of discriminating states cover, e.g., their possible synthesis from infinite pairs of mutually orthogonal states as well as their transverse spin. The nature and properties of discriminating states are comprehensively analyzed based on their associated intrinsic Stokes parameters, which leads to meaningful interpretations in terms of the associated polarization ellipsoids and spin vectors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2dc000420a2b468ab39fee9d6bb56e482023-11-19T12:30:22ZengMDPI AGPhotonics2304-67322023-09-01109105010.3390/photonics10091050Discriminating States of PolarizationJosé J. Gil0Andreas Norrman1Ari T. Friberg2Tero Setälä3Photonic Technologies Group, University of Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainCenter for Photonics Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 111, FI-80101 Joensuu, FinlandCenter for Photonics Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 111, FI-80101 Joensuu, FinlandCenter for Photonics Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 111, FI-80101 Joensuu, FinlandEquiprobable incoherent mixtures of two totally polarized states of light whose associated three-dimensional Jones vectors are mutually orthogonal are called discriminating states and constitute a peculiar type of state that plays a key role in the characteristic decomposition of a generic state into a totally polarized state, a totally unpolarized state, and a discriminating state. In general, discriminating states are three-dimensional, in the sense that the strengths of the three components of the electric field are nonzero for any Cartesian reference frame considered. In the limiting case that the electric field evolves in a fixed plane, the discriminating state is said to be regular and corresponds to a two-dimensional unpolarized state. The special features of discriminating states cover, e.g., their possible synthesis from infinite pairs of mutually orthogonal states as well as their transverse spin. The nature and properties of discriminating states are comprehensively analyzed based on their associated intrinsic Stokes parameters, which leads to meaningful interpretations in terms of the associated polarization ellipsoids and spin vectors.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/10/9/1050discriminating polarization statespartially polarized light |
| spellingShingle | José J. Gil Andreas Norrman Ari T. Friberg Tero Setälä Discriminating States of Polarization Photonics discriminating polarization states partially polarized light |
| title | Discriminating States of Polarization |
| title_full | Discriminating States of Polarization |
| title_fullStr | Discriminating States of Polarization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Discriminating States of Polarization |
| title_short | Discriminating States of Polarization |
| title_sort | discriminating states of polarization |
| topic | discriminating polarization states partially polarized light |
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