Statistical similarity and the physical significance of complete spatial coherence and complete polarization of random electromagnetic beams

    Authors

    H. Roychowdhury;E. Wolf

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Opt. Commun.

    Keywords

    coherence; statistical optics; FIELD; Optics

    Abstract

    We introduce the concept of statistical similarity between two statistically stationary random processes in a rigorous way and show that complete correlation between the processes implies statistical similarity and vice versa. We then apply the theorem to stochastic electromagnetic beams and show that it elucidates the physical meaning of complete coherence and complete polarization. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Optics Communications

    Volume

    248

    Issue/Number

    4-6

    Publication Date

    1-1-2005

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    327

    Last Page

    332

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000228492900003

    ISSN

    0030-4018

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