Ari T. Friberg, Tero Setälä, Philippe Réfrégier
Abstract
We consider the mean spectral degree of polarization and show that it represents the maximal polarization order of fluctuating optical beams, leading to a classification of time-domain polarization changes into reversible and irreversible processes.
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We consider the mean spectral degree of polarization and show that it represents the maximal polarization order of fluctuating optical beams, leading to a classification of time-domain polarization changes into reversible and irreversible processes.
Key concepts: Polarization (electrochemistry), Degree of polarization, Physics, Optics, Polarization rotator, Scattering, Chemistry, Birefringence