Operational approach in the weak-field measurement of polarization fluctuations

Details Operational approach in the weak-field measurement of polarization fluctuations Operational approach in the weak-field measurement of polarization fluctuations

1999-03-10

arxiv.org/abs/physics/9903018v2

Phys. Rev. A 59 (1999) [1586-1602]

Physics

Optics

17 pages, 14 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevA.59.1586

The operational approach to the measurement of phase studied by Noh, Fougeres and Mandel is applied to the measurement of the state of polarization of fully polarized light. Operational counterparts of the quantum Stokes parameters are introduced and their fluctuations are examined. It is shown that if the polarized field is weak, the measured fluctuations are influenced not only by the quantum properties of the source field but also that of the measurement. This character is reflected on the measured probability distributions of the parameters of polarization, which are also investigated independently for the fully polarized coherent states and the Fock states as the initial field strength is varied. Finally, connection between the operational approach to the measurement of polarization and the su(2) interferometry is examined.

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