We comprehensively review the quantum theory of the polarization properties of light. In
classical optics, these traits are characterized by the Stokes parameters, which can be …

Polarization is one of light's most versatile degrees of freedom for both classical and
quantum applications. The ability to measure light's state of polarization and changes …

The characterization of quantum polarization of light requires knowledge of all the moments
of the Stokes variables, which are appropriately encoded in the multipole expansion of the …

This contribution addresses the quantum picture of polarization for two-mode harmonic
electromagnetic fields. Because of electric field commutation relations, the quantum electric …

We advocate a simple multipole expansion of the polarization density matrix. The resulting
multipoles appear as successive moments of the Stokes variables and can be obtained from …

Polarization of light is harnessed in an abundance of classical and quantum applications.
Characterizing polarization in a classical sense is done resoundingly successfully using the …

It takes some convincing to realize that light has a polarization degree of freedom, as our
eyes are usually ignorant of light's polarization. Since overcoming this hurdle of intuition …

Majorization provides a rather powerful partial-order classification of probability distributions
depending only on the spread of the statistics, and not on the actual numerical values of the …