Polarization distribution and degree of polarization for three-dimensional quantum light fields

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Luis, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIELD STATES; LIGHT FIELDS; POLARIZATION DISTRIBUTION; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION;

LIGHT POLARIZATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PROJECTION SYSTEMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VACUUM;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 26944482285     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.71.063815     Document Type: Article

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