Evolution of 3D degrees of polarization with random unitary transformations.
The irreversible behavior of polarization properties that appears when random unitary transformations are applied to three-dimensional (3D) random optical fields is investigated. The ability of 3D degrees of polarization not to increase and to evolve independently of each other with such transformations is analyzed.
Institut Fresnel, CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, Ecole Centrale Marseille, Marseille, France. philippe.refregier@fresnel.fr
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