Statistics of partially coherent beams: a numerical analysis

    Authors

    C. Mujat;A. Dogariu

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Opt. Soc. Am. A-Opt. Image Sci. Vis.

    Keywords

    PULSED OPTICAL BEAM; MONTE-CARLO MODEL; SCATTERING MEDIA; LIGHT; EXCITATION; TISSUE; Optics

    Abstract

    We show that by using Monte Carlo simulations, one can study the characteristics of beams with adjustable spatial coherence properties that propagate through highly scattering media. Moreover, we show that a single simulation is sufficient to obtain the intensity distribution at the exit surface of the scattering medium for any degree of global coherence of the input beam. The efficient numerical procedure correctly reproduces the first- and second-order statistics of the intensity distribution obtained after propagation through diffusive media. (C) 2004 Optical Society of America.

    Journal Title

    Journal of the Optical Society of America a-Optics Image Science and Vision

    Volume

    21

    Issue/Number

    6

    Publication Date

    1-1-2004

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1000

    Last Page

    1003

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000221633300012

    ISSN

    1084-7529

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