Interferometric interpretation for the degree of polarization of classical optical beams
We introduce an interferometric interpretation for the degree of polarization as a quantity characterizing the ability of a light beam to generate polarization modulation when it interferes with itself. The result is confirmed experimentally in Youngʼs interferometer with beams of controlled degree...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2014-01-01
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| Series: | New Journal of Physics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/11/113059 |