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Optical integration of a real-valued function by measurement of a Stokes Parameter

Optics 2014-12-16 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We experimentally implement an optical algorithm for integration of a real-valued bivariate func- tion. A user-defined function is encoded in the position-dependent phase of one of the polarization components of an optical beam. The integral of this function is retrieved by measuring a Stokes parameter of the polarization. We analyze the performance of the system as an integration device.

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@article{arxiv.1412.4403,
  title  = {Optical integration of a real-valued function by measurement of a Stokes Parameter},
  author = {Gabriela Barreto Lemos and Paulo Henrique Souto Ribeiro and Stephen Walborn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.4403},
  year   = {2014}
}