Title
The far-zone behavior of the degree of polarization of electromagnetic beams propagating through atmospheric turbulence
Abbreviated Journal Title
Opt. Commun.
Keywords
partially coherent beams; atmospheric turbulence; polarization; Gaussian-Schell model beams; FREE-SPACE; COHERENCE; Optics
Abstract
It is shown analytically that the degree of polarization of a beam generated by an electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model source which propagates through atmospheric turbulence tends to its value at the source plane with increasing distance of propagation. This result is independent of the spectral degrees of correlation of the source and of the strength of atmospheric turbulence. These conclusions are illustrated by a numerical example. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Journal Title
Optics Communications
Volume
233
Issue/Number
4-6
Publication Date
1-1-2004
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
225
Last Page
230
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0030-4018
Recommended Citation
"The far-zone behavior of the degree of polarization of electromagnetic beams propagating through atmospheric turbulence" (2004). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 4503.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/4503
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