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Poincar\'e sphere representation for classical inseparable Bell-like states of the electromagnetic field

Optics 2010-07-16 v1

Abstract

Classical beams of light with non-uniform polarization patterns (e.g. radially and azimuthally polarized doughnut beams) may exhibit quantum-like features as, for instance, inseparability. We establish an exact correspondence between radially and azimuthally polarized classical modes of the electromagnetic field and the two-qubit quantum Bell states. We demonstrate the existence of a special representation for such classical modes by means of a pair of Poincar\'e spheres. Points on these spheres are described by Stokes parameters associated with such modes, and their explicit expressions are given.

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@article{arxiv.1007.2528,
  title  = {Poincar\'e sphere representation for classical inseparable Bell-like states of the electromagnetic field},
  author = {Annemarie Holleczek and Andrea Aiello and Christian Gabriel and Christoph Marquardt and Gerd Leuchs},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.2528},
  year   = {2010}
}

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4 pages, 4 figures