skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Information and resolution in electromagnetic optical systems

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
;  [1]
  1. Blackett Laboratory, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BZ (United Kingdom)

Quantitative analysis can play a vital role in a number of polarization-based optical systems, yet to date no definition regarding resolution in the polarization domain exists. By adopting a stochastic framework, a suitable metric is developed in this article, allowing a number of polarimetric systems to be assessed and compared. In so doing, the performance dependencies of polarization-based systems are demonstrated and fundamental trends are identified.

OSTI ID:
21457006
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Vol. 82, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.043835; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English