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PFMT, 2013 Issue 1(14), Pages 13–18 (Mi pfmt214)

PHYSICS

Jones 4-spinors for the partially polarized light

O. V. Vekoa, E. M. Ovsiyuka, V. M. Red'kovb

a I. P. Shamyakin Mosyr State Pedagogical University, Mozyr
b B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics of NAS Belarus, Minsk

Abstract: The known group-theory based description of constructing of 4-tensors based on the second rank 4-spinor permits to introduce definition for Jones 4-spinor of a partially polarized light and relates this object with Stokes 4-vector and Stokes antisymmetric 4-tensor. It provides us with extension of the known attitude to the problem when only Jones 2-spinors relevant to a completely polarized light are used.

Keywords: polarization optics, Jones 4-spinors, Stokes parameters.

UDC: 535.51

Received: 12.11.2012



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