Phase correlations and optical coherence
Optics Letters, Vol. 37, Issue 2, pp. 151-153 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.000151
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Abstract
We examine the properties of the recently introduced degrees of coherence regarding the phase correlations of the optical field. It is seen that some of these quantities are straightforwardly related to the limits of complete dependence and complete independence of phases, which were used as the extremes of complete coherence and complete incoherence by Zernike in 1938. Certain other coherence measures are not in agreement with these limits in all situations. Our results elucidate the physical meaning of coherence in electromagnetic fields.
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OCIS Codes
(030.1640) Coherence and statistical optics : Coherence
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
ToC Category:
Coherence and Statistical Optics
History
Original Manuscript: September 30, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: November 14, 2011
Published: January 9, 2012
Citation
Jani Tervo, Tero Setälä, and Ari T. Friberg, "Phase correlations and optical coherence," Opt. Lett. 37, 151-153 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-37-2-151
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