Quantum versus classical polarization states: when multipoles count

Sanchez-Soto, L. L.; Klimov, A. B.; de la Hoz, P.; Leuchs, G.

doi:10.1088/0953-4075/46/10/104011

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Quantum versus classical polarization states: when multipoles count

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Sanchez-Soto, L. L.
Guests, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Max Planck Society;

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Leuchs, G.
Leuchs Division, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Max Planck Society;

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Sanchez-Soto, L. L., Klimov, A. B., de la Hoz, P., & Leuchs, G. (2013). Quantum versus classical polarization states: when multipoles count. SI, 46(10): 104011. doi:10.1088/0953-4075/46/10/104011.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-002D-6769-1

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We advocate a simple multipole expansion of the polarization density matrix. The resulting multipoles are used to construct bona fide quasiprobability distributions that appear as a sum of successive moments of the Stokes variables, the first one corresponding to the classical picture on the Poincare sphere. We employ the particular case of the Q function to formulate a whole hierarchy of measures that properly assess higher-order polarization correlations.