DETERMINATION OF BOTH THE STATE AND THE DEGREE OF POLARIZATION FOR A MIXTURE OF NONUNIFORM, INCOHERENT-LIGHT BEAMS WITH THE AID OF POINCARESPHERE

Authors
RATAJCZYK F
Citation
F. Ratajczyk, DETERMINATION OF BOTH THE STATE AND THE DEGREE OF POLARIZATION FOR A MIXTURE OF NONUNIFORM, INCOHERENT-LIGHT BEAMS WITH THE AID OF POINCARESPHERE, Optica Applicata, 25(2), 1995, pp. 103-107
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optica Applicata → ACNP
ISSN journal
00785466
Volume
25
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
103 - 107
Database
ISI
SICI code
0078-5466(1995)25:2<103:DOBTSA>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
It is assumed that the total light beam is composed of two (or more) m utually overlapping incoherent beams of light which are partially pola rized being all in different states of polarization. The resultant sta te and degree of polarization for the sum of these beams may be determ ined with the aid of Poincare sphere. In this paper, the ''mixing'' ru les for polarization states have been formulated for the case of incoh erent beams.