Summary
The correlation matrix of an arbitrary stationary, quasimonochromatic electromagnetic radiation field is expanded in terms of nine linearly independent matrices and it is shown that the expansion coefficients play a role analogous to the customary Stokes parameters.
Riassunto
Si sviluppa in termini di nove matrici linearmente indipendenti la matrice di correlazione di un arbitrario campo stazionario di radiazione elettromagnetica quasi-monocromatica, e si dimostra che i coefficienti dello sviluppo hanno un ruolo analogo a quello rappresentato dai consueti parametri di Stokes.
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Roman, P. Generalized stokes parameters for waves with arbitrary form. Nuovo Cim 13, 974–982 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02724825
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02724825