Three-dimensional polarimetry for wave chaos description

Polarimetry well describes the physical properties of electromagnetic fields. However, in standard textbook cases, e.g. polarimetry descriptors for far-field antenna analysis or remote sensing, they are well suited for two-dimensional fields. When random fields occur such descriptors must belong to the so-called second order statistical ones. A subtle different case is experienced in several electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) environments. In fact, three-dimensional, i.e. non planar, electromagnetic fields are found in most chaotic propagation environments. Even in such case the benefit of polarimetric descriptors can be exploited when appropriately generalized. In this paper, appropriately generalized second order statistical description of the three-dimensional electromagnetic field in Reverberating Chamber (RC) is used.