Quantum measurement of the degree of polarization of a light beam

Preprint

5 May 2003

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.quant-ph/0305019

Abstract

We demonstrate a coherent quantum measurement for the determination of the degree of polarization (DOP). This method allows to measure the DOP in the presence of fast polarization state fluctuations, difficult to achieve with the typically used polarimetric technique. A good precision of the DOP measurements is obtained using 8 type II nonlinear crystals assembled for spatial walk-off compensation.

Keywords

DEGREE OF POLARIZATION
QUANTUM MEASUREMENT
CRYSTALS ASSEMBLED
STATE FLUCTUATIONS
NONLINEAR CRYSTALS
DOP MEASUREMENTS
POLARIZATION
LIGHT BEAM
WALK

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Version 1, 2003-05-05, ArXiv
Published version: Physical Review Letters, 91 (16), 167902.

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