RT Journal Article T1 Practical schemes for the measurement of angular-momentum covariance matrices in quantum optics A1 Rivas, Ángel A1 Luis Aina, Alfredo AB We develop practical schemes for the measurement of the covariance matrix for intrinsic angular-momentum variables in quantum optics. We particularize this approach to two-beam polarimetry and interferometry, as well as to ensembles of two-level atoms interacting with classical fields. We show the practical advantages of noisy simultaneous measurements. PB American Physical Society SN 1050-2947 YR 2008 FD 2008-10-14 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/51465 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/51465 LA eng NO ©2008 The American Physical Society. A. R. acknowledges financial support from the University of Hertfordshire and the EU Integrated Project QAP. A. L. acknowledges support from Project No. FIS2008-01267/FIS of the Spanish Direccion General de Investigacion del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion. NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN) NO University of Hertfordshire NO Unión Europea (EU) DS Docta Complutense RD 15 jun 2025