TY - JOUR
T1 - Information and resolution in electromagnetic optical systems
AU - Foreman, Matthew R.
AU - Török, Peter
PY - 2010/10/25
Y1 - 2010/10/25
N2 - Quantitative analysis can play a vital role in a number of polarization-based optical systems, yet to date no definition regarding resolution in the polarization domain exists. By adopting a stochastic framework, a suitable metric is developed in this article, allowing a number of polarimetric systems to be assessed and compared. In so doing, the performance dependencies of polarization-based systems are demonstrated and fundamental trends are identified.
AB - Quantitative analysis can play a vital role in a number of polarization-based optical systems, yet to date no definition regarding resolution in the polarization domain exists. By adopting a stochastic framework, a suitable metric is developed in this article, allowing a number of polarimetric systems to be assessed and compared. In so doing, the performance dependencies of polarization-based systems are demonstrated and fundamental trends are identified.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.043835
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.043835
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78650956134
SN - 1050-2947
VL - 82
JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
IS - 4
M1 - 043835
ER -