Abstract
We use a simple multipole expansion of the polarization density matrix. The resulting multipoles are used to construct quasiprobability distributions that appear as a sum of successive moments of the Stokes variables; the first one corresponding to the classical picture on the Poincaré sphere. In this way we formulate a whole hierarchy of measures that properly assess higher-order polarization correlations.
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