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State of polarization of a stochastic electromagnetic beam in an optical resonator

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Cai,  Yangjian
Max Planck Research Group, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Max Planck Society;

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Korotkova, O., Yao, M., Cai, Y., Eyyuboglu, H. T., & Baykal, Y. (2008). State of polarization of a stochastic electromagnetic beam in an optical resonator. JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA A-OPTICS IMAGE SCIENCE AND VISION, 25(11), 2710-2720. doi:10.1364/JOSAA.25.002710.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-002D-6C59-0
Abstract
On the basis of the unified theory of coherence and polarization, we investigate the behavior of the state of polarization of a stochastic electromagnetic beam in a Gaussian cavity. Formulations both in terms of Stokes parameters and in terms of polarization ellipse are given. We show that the state of polarization stabilizes, except in the case of a lossless cavity, after several passages between the mirrors, exhibiting monotonic or oscillatory behavior depending on the parameters of the resonator. We also find that an initially (spatially) uniformly polarized beam remains nonuniformly polarized even for a large number of passages between the mirrors of the cavity. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America