The apparatus, system and method of the present invention provide a
three-dimensional polarimeter probe having a coupler for coupling three
components of an electromagnetic field that fluctuates in
three-dimensions and an emitter for re-emitting a radiation corresponding
to said three components. The radiation includes a polarized and an
unpolarized component of said electromagnetic field and is used to
determine the elements of a field-field correlation martix. In an
embodiment, the system includes a detector located a distance from said
probe for sensing said re-emitted radiation from said probe and a
processor for determining a polarized and an unpolarized component of
said electromagnetic field evaluating the polarized component to produce
said polarimetry of said three-dimensional optical field.