Irreversible effects of random unitary transformations on coherence properties of partially polarized electromagnetic fields

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2749-2757

  Réfrégier, Philippe ^a   Luis, Alfredo ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

COHERENCE PROPERTIES; DEGREE OF POLARIZATIONS; IRREVERSIBLE EFFECTS; UNITARY TRANSFORMATIONS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT;

EID: 61349098017     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.25.002749     Document Type: Article

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