Definition and invariance properties of the complex degree of spatial coherence
JOSA A, Vol. 26, Issue 11, pp. 2459-2465 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.26.002459
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Abstract
Within the framework of the phase-space representation of random electromagnetic fields provided by electromagnetic spatial coherence wavelets, and by using the Fresnel–Arago laws for interference and polarization as an analysis tool, the meaning of the spatial coherence-polarization tensor and its invariance under transformations is studied. The results give new insight into the definition and properties of the complex degree of spatial coherence by showing that its invariance is not required for properly describing the behavior of random electromagnetic fields within the scope of physically measurable quantities.
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OCIS Codes
(030.0030) Coherence and statistical optics : Coherence and statistical optics
(030.1640) Coherence and statistical optics : Coherence
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
ToC Category:
Coherence and Statistical Optics
History
Original Manuscript: June 4, 2009
Revised Manuscript: September 16, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: September 18, 2009
Published: October 27, 2009
Citation
Román Castañeda, Juan Carrasquilla, and Jorge Garcia-Sucerquia, "Definition and invariance properties of the complex degree of spatial coherence," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 26, 2459-2465 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-26-11-2459
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