Abstract
The degree of polarization in high-NA focused random optical fields is analyzed using the Richards-Wolf method and 3D spectral coherence theory. Significant changes in the polarization degree are predicted. These results are explained by considering the focal-field spectral densities and electric-field correlations.
© 2005 Optical Society of America
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