Title

Change in the polarization of partially coherent electromagnetic beams propagating through the turbulent atmosphere

Authors

Authors

H. Roychowdhury; S. A. Ponomarenko;E. Wolf

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Mod. Opt.

Keywords

FREE-SPACE; Optics

Abstract

We study the changes in the degree of polarization of an electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam, as the beam propagates through the turbulent atmosphere. We demonstrate that, within the framework of the Tatarskii model of the turbulent atmosphere, the degree of polarization of the beam changes appreciably at relatively short propagation distances in the atmosphere. In the long-propagation distance limit, however, we find that the degree of polarization of the beam tends to the value that it has in the source plane.

Journal Title

Journal of Modern Optics

Volume

52

Issue/Number

11

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500340500064841

Language

English

First Page

1611

Last Page

1618

WOS Identifier

WOS:000230108300010

ISSN

0950-0340

Recommended Citation

"Change in the polarization of partially coherent electromagnetic beams propagating through the turbulent atmosphere" (2005). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 5615.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/5615