Jones-matrix Formalism as a Representation of the Lorentz Group

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1997-03-28

arxiv.org/abs/physics/9703032v1

Physics

Optics

RevTeX, 27 pages, no figures, to be published in J. Opt. Soc. Am. A

Scientific paper

10.1364/JOSAA.14.002290

It is shown that the two-by-two Jones-matrix formalism for polarization optics is a six-parameter two-by-two representation of the Lorentz group. The attenuation and phase-shift filters are represented respectively by the three-parameter rotation subgroup and the three-parameter Lorentz group for two spatial and one time dimensions. It is noted that the Lorentz group has another three-parameter subgroup which is like the two-dimensional Euclidean group. Possible optical filters having this Euclidean symmetry are discussed in detail. It is shown also that the Jones-matrix formalism can be extended to some of the non-orthogonal polarization coordinate systems within the framework of the Lorentz-group representation.

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