Abstract

Spectral analysis of device (instrument) operators, as an alternative approach to dynamic polarization phenomena, is presented by means of the example of a classical time-varying optical device: the rotating bi refringent plate. The mutual coherence matrices of right and left circularly polarized light are emphasized in the spectral structure of the rotating-plate matrix, and their physical significance is analyzed.

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