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Frontiers in Optics

Mechanical View of Light Polarization Entanglement Complementary Relation

Misagh Izadi, Xiao‐Feng Qian

Published Jan 1, 2022• 0 citations
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Abstract

We establish a geometric connection of mechanical concepts such as center of mass and moment of inertia with optical coherence wave properties in terms of polarization and entanglement.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2022.jw5a.37

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