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Time reversal symmetry-induced restrictions in polarization optics
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Brosseau, Christian |
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Description | Journal: Pure and Applied Optics: Journal of the European Optical Society Part A This paper is devoted to a theoretical analysis of the time reversal symmetry-induced restrictions on the polarization matrices representing the effect of deterministic, non-image-forming optical devices or scattering media which transform both the Jones vector and the Stokes vector. In particular, the fact that any Jones matrix is defined within a unitary operator, i.e. determined up to overall phase, arises as a direct consequence of time reversal symmetry. The corresponding transformation of the state of polarization in Poincaré space is also briefly discussed. Finally, we show that this parametrization may find applications to several problems, e.g. detection of broken time reversal symmetry in optical materials. |
| Related Links | http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0963-9659/5/6/001/pdf |
| Ending Page | 759 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| Starting Page | 755 |
| ISSN | 09639659 |
| e-ISSN | 13616617 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0963-9659/5/6/001 |
| Journal | Pure and Applied Optics: Journal of the European Optical Society Part A |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Volume Number | 5 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing |
| Publisher Date | 1996-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Pure and Applied Optics: Journal of the European Optical Society Part A Induced Restrictions Time Reversal Symmetry Determined Up To Overall Phase |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Physics and Astronomy Engineering |
