Simon, B. N. ; Simon, S. ; Gori, F. ; Santarsiero, M. ; Borghi, R. ; Mukunda, N. ; Simon, R. (2010) Nonquantum entanglement resolves a basic issue in polarization optics Physical Review Letters, 104 (2). 023901_1-023901_4. ISSN 0031-9007
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Official URL: http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v104/i2/e023901
Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.023901
Abstract
The issue raised in this Letter is classical, not only in the sense of being nonquantum, but also in the sense of being quite ancient: which subset of 4× 4 real matrices should be accepted as physical Mueller matrices in polarization optics? Nonquantum entanglement or inseparability between the polarization and spatial degrees of freedom of an electromagnetic beam whose polarization is not homogeneous is shown to provide the physical basis to resolve this issue in a definitive manner.
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| Deposited On: | 06 Dec 2010 13:38 |
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