| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1542287 | Optics Communications | 2006 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Several overall parameters are introduced to characterize the linear or circular polarization content of a non-uniformly totally polarized beam over the region of its wavefront where the irradiance is significant. These figures of merit are determined from the values of the Stokes parameters. The physical meaning of the proposed parameters is tested by computing some numerical examples, and their measurability is checked by considering non-uniformly totally polarized fields generated after propagation through uniaxial anisotropic materials.
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Authors
R. Martínez-Herrero, P.M. Mejías, G. Piquero,