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Nonregularity of three-dimensional polarization states

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Abstract

Regular states of polarization are defined as those that can be decomposed into a pure state (fully polarized), a two-dimensional (2D) unpolarized state (a state whose polarization ellipse evolves fully randomly in a fixed plane), and a three-dimensional (3D) unpolarized state (a state whose polarization ellipse evolves fully randomly in the 3D space) [Phys. Rev. A 95, 053856 (2017) [CrossRef]  ]. For nonregular states, the middle component can be considered as an equiprobable mixture of two pure states, whose polarization ellipses lie in different planes. In this work, we identify a perfect nonregular state and introduce the degree of nonregularity as a measure of the proximity of a nonregular state to regularity. We also analyze and interpret the notion of polarization-state regularity in terms of polarimetric parameters. Our results bring new insights into the polarimetric structure of 3D light fields.

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