Cross-spectral density matrices of polarized light beams.
We show that there is no unique form of the cross-spectral density matrix of completely polarized light beams. We present three kinds of such matrices, each of which represents a beam that is completely polarized at every point. Some of the beams do not imitate monochromatic beams, in contrast to the usual assumption made in polarization optics.
Lahiri
Mayukh
M
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA. mayukh@pas.rochester.edu
Wolf
Emil
E