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Multipolar hierarchy of efficient quantum polarization measures

Quantum Physics 2014-01-16 v1

Abstract

We advocate a simple multipole expansion of the polarisation density matrix. The resulting multipoles appear as successive moments of the Stokes variables and can be obtained from feasible measurements. In terms of these multipoles, we construct a whole hierarchy of measures that accurately assess higher-order polarization fluctuations.

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@article{arxiv.1401.3544,
  title  = {Multipolar hierarchy of efficient quantum polarization measures},
  author = {P. de la Hoz and A. B. Klimov. G. Bjork and Y. -H. Kim and C. Muller and Ch. Marquardt and G. Leuchs and L. L. Sanchez-Soto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.3544},
  year   = {2014}
}

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8 pages

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