Fluctuations of the polarization state of laser light |
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Authors: | H J Eichler F Kleinschmidt G Avnon |
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Institution: | (1) Optisches Institut und Lehrstuhl I für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, D-1000 Berlin 12, Germany |
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Abstract: | The instantaneous polarization of a laser fluctuates between different elliptical states resulting in a partial polarization. The fluctuations are calculated for a laser with partial linear polarization from the known statistical distributions of the amplitude and phase of laser light. A mean square deviation of the polarization direction of 5 s of arc results for a typical He-Ne-laser. |
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