Polarization Coherence Theorem

Abstract

Visibility $V$ and distinguishability $D$ quantify wave-ray duality: $V^2+D^2\le 1$. We join them to polarization $P$ via the Polarization Coherence Theorem, a tight equality: $P^2=V^2+D^2$.

Optica Memorandum, 2 pages

References in corpus (2)

• Measuring Quantum Coherence with Entanglement
• Coherence Constraints and the Last Hidden Optical Coherence