TY - JOUR AU - Marco, David AU - Sánchez-López, María del Mar AU - Hernández García, Carlos AU - Moreno, Ignacio PY - 2022 SN - 2040-8978 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10366/152262 AB - In this work, the density matrix formalism that describes any standard polarization state (fully or partially polarized) is applied to describe vector beams and spatial modes with orbital angular momentum (OAM). Within this framework, we provide a... LA - eng KW - orbital angular momentum KW - Poincaré sphere KW - degree of polarization KW - partially polarized light KW - vector beams KW - optical vortices TI - Extending the degree of polarization concept to higher-order and orbital angular momentum Poincaré spheres DO - 10.1088/2040-8986/ac99eb T2 - Journal of Optics VL - 24 M2 - 124003 ER -