000064346 001__ 64346 000064346 005__ 20190709135701.0 000064346 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1186/s41476-017-0061-9 000064346 0248_ $$2sideral$$a103539 000064346 037__ $$aART-2017-103539 000064346 041__ $$aeng 000064346 100__ $$aNorrman, A. 000064346 245__ $$aDimensionality of random light fields 000064346 260__ $$c2017 000064346 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000064346 5203_ $$aBackground: The spectral polarization state and dimensionality of random light are important concepts in modern optical physics and photonics. Methods: By use of space-frequency domain coherence theory, we establish a rigorous classification for the electricfield vector to oscillate in one, two, or three spatial dimensions. Results: We also introduce a new measure, the polarimetric dimension, to quantify the dimensional character of light. The formalism is utilized to show that polarized three-dimensional light does not exist, while an evanescent wave generated in total internal reflection generally is a genuine three-dimensional light field. Conclusions: The framework we construct advances the polarization theory of random light and it could be beneficial for near-field optics and polarization-sensitive applications involving complex-structured light fields. 000064346 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/E99$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/FIS2014-58303-P 000064346 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000064346 590__ $$a1.25$$b2017 000064346 591__ $$aOPTICS$$b64 / 94 = 0.681$$c2017$$dQ3$$eT3 000064346 592__ $$a0.42$$b2017 000064346 593__ $$aAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics$$c2017$$dQ2 000064346 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000064346 700__ $$aFriberg, A.T. 000064346 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-1740-2244$$aGil, J.J. 000064346 700__ $$aSetälä, T. 000064346 773__ $$g13, 1 (2017), 36 [5 pp]$$pJ. Eur. Opt. Soc., Rapid publ.$$tJournal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications$$x1990-2573 000064346 8564_ $$s566993$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/64346/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000064346 8564_ $$s12327$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/64346/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000064346 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:64346$$particulos$$pdriver 000064346 951__ $$a2019-07-09-12:49:14 000064346 980__ $$aARTICLE