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Entanglement and classical polarization states |
Optics Letters, Vol. 36, Issue 20, pp. 4110-4112 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.36.004110
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Abstract
We identify classical light fields as physical examples of nonquantum entanglement. A natural measure of degree of polarization emerges from this identification, and we discuss its systematic application to any optical field, whether beamlike or not.
© 2011 Optical Society of America
OCIS Codes
(030.0030) Coherence and statistical optics : Coherence and statistical optics
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
ToC Category:
Coherence and Statistical Optics
History
Original Manuscript: August 24, 2011
Revised Manuscript: September 23, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: September 26, 2011
Published: October 14, 2011
Citation
Xiao-Feng Qian and J. H. Eberly, "Entanglement and classical polarization states," Opt. Lett. 36, 4110-4112 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-36-20-4110
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