Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
9785648 Optics Communications 2005 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
Random electromagnetic fields can always be decomposed into polarized and unpolarized components. Therefore, one can, at all times, associate with any field a degree of polarization which measures the relative energy density (intensity) in the polarized component. It should not be expected, however, that this degree of polarization can provide a complete description of the electromagnetic field characteristics.
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On the degree of polarization of random electromagnetic fields
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