  We propose a technique to measure multi-spin correlation functions of
arbitrary range as determined by the ground states of spinful cold atoms in
optical lattices. We show that an observation of the atomic version of the
Stokes parameters, using focused lasers and microwave pulsing, can be related
to $n$-spin correlators. We discuss the possibility of detecting not only
ground state static spin correlations, but also time-dependent spin wave
dynamics as a demonstrative example using our proposed technique.

Strongly Correlated Electrons;Other Condensed Matter;Quantum Physics