Piquero Sanz, Gemma MaríaMovilla Serrano, Jesús MaríaMejías Arias, Pedro MiguelMartínez Herrero, María Rosario2023-06-202023-06-20© 1999 Klu1999-03Piquero Sanz, G. M., Movilla Serrano, J. M., Mejías Arias, P. M., Martínez Herrero, M. R. «Degree of Polarization of Non-Uniformly Partially Polarized Beams: A Proposal». Optical and Quantum Electronics, vol. 31, n.o 3, marzo de 1999, pp. 223-26. Springer Link, https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006990105327.0306-891910.1023/A:1006990105327https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/58836This work was supported by the Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología of Spain under project PB97-0295, within the framework of EU-1269 project.Two overall parameters are proposed to characterize the degree of polarization and its uniformity across the transversal section of non-uniformly partially polarized beams. Such parameters can be measured according to the well-known standard methods used to obtain the Stokes parameters, with the addition of a CCD camera to determine the beam intensity at each point of the observation plane.engjournal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1006990105327http://link.springer.com/open access535LaserÓptica (Física)2209.19 Óptica Física