Resumen
We show that the well-known Stokes operators, defined as elements of the Jordan-Schwinger map with the Pauli matrices of two independent bosons, are equal to the constants of motion of the two-dimensional isotropic harmonic oscillator. Taking the expectation value of the Stokes operators in a two-mode coherent state, we obtain the corresponding classical Stokes parameters. We show that this classical limit of the Stokes operators, the 2×2 unit matrix and the Pauli matrices may be used to expand the polarization matrix. Finally, by means of the constants of motion of the classical two-dimensional isotropic harmonic oscillator, we describe the geometric properties of the polarization ellipse. Our study is restricted to the case of a monochromatic quantized-plane electromagnetic wave that propagates along the z axis.
Idioma original | Inglés |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 767-773 |
Número de páginas | 7 |
Publicación | Canadian Journal of Physics |
Volumen | 82 |
N.º | 10 |
DOI | |
Estado | Publicada - oct. 2004 |