Title

Propagation of the electric correlation matrix and the van Cittert-Zernike theorem for random electromagnetic fields

Authors

Authors

M. A. Alonso; O. Korotkova;E. Wolf

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Mod. Opt.

Keywords

SPACE-FREQUENCY DOMAIN; COHERENCE; BEAMS; POLARIZATION; Optics

Abstract

The basic mathematical tool of the theory of random, statistically stationary electromagnetic optical Fields is a 3 x 3 correlation matrix of its electric field. In this paper we derive formulae for propagation of this matrix from a plane z = 0 into the half-space z > 0, and we find an analogue for electromagnetic fields to the propagation law derived by Zernike for scalar fields.

Journal Title

Journal of Modern Optics

Volume

53

Issue/Number

7

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500340500419821

Language

English

First Page

969

Last Page

978

WOS Identifier

WOS:000236076800006

ISSN

0950-0340

Recommended Citation

"Propagation of the electric correlation matrix and the van Cittert-Zernike theorem for random electromagnetic fields" (2006). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 5900.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/5900