Irreversible effects of random unitary transformations on coherence properties of partially polarized electromagnetic fields.
We demonstrate monotonic, irreversible effects on the entropy, the degree of polarization, and different degrees of coherence when random, energy-preserving unitary transformations are applied to vectorial electromagnetic fields.
Réfrégier
Philippe
P
Institut Fresnel, Aix-Marseille Universite, Ecole Centrale Marseille, Domaine Universitaire de Saint Jerome, Marseille, France. philippe.refregier@fresnel.fr
Luis
Alfredo
A