Coherence and radiant intensity in scalar wave fields generated by fluctuating primary planar sources
JOSA, Vol. 68, Issue 7, pp. 953-964 (1978)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSA.68.000953
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Abstract
In the literature on coherence theory one almost invariably specifies any correlations that may exist in the source region by means of a correlation function of the field variable. However, when the source is a primary one, it seems more appropriate to specify the correlations by means of a correlation function of the source variable. In the present paper some basic formulas are derived, relating to coherence and radiant intensity in fields generated by primary sources in terms of a source correlation function. A number of results are obtained that exhibit the connection between the "field description" and the "source description." Several illustrative examples are given relating to Gaussian-correlated sources and to Lambertian sources.
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E. Wolf and W. H. Carter, "Coherence and radiant intensity in scalar wave fields generated by fluctuating primary planar sources," J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68, 953-964 (1978)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josa/abstract.cfm?URI=josa-68-7-953
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