The spatial degree of polarization and the first-order statistical properties of polarization speckle

Wei Wang; Akihiro Matsuda; Steen G. Hanson; Mitsuo Takeda

doi:10.1117/12.792843

The spatial degree of polarization and the first-order statistical properties of polarization speckle

Wei Wang, Akihiro Matsuda, Steen G. Hanson, Mitsuo Takeda

School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

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Abstract

In analogy with the degree of polarization used widely for the description of partially polarized thermal light, we introduced a new concept of the spatial degree of polarization to characterize the statistical properties of the polarization speckle with its polarization states fluctuating in space. As a function of the spatial degree of polarization, the first order statistics of the polarization speckle are studied theoretically, and the corresponding probability density functions of the Stokes parameters are measured experimentally by a polarization interferometer to demonstrate the validity of the principle.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Interferometry XIV: Techniques and Analysis
Volume	7063
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.792843
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	Interferometry XIV: Techniques and Analysis - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 11 Aug 2008 → 13 Aug 2008

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Conference	Interferometry XIV: Techniques and Analysis
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	11/08/08 → 13/08/08

Keywords

First-order statistics of Stokes parameters
Polarization speckle
Spatial degree of polarization

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The spatial degree of polarization and the first-order statistical properties of polarization speckle

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