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

    Authors

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

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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

    Language

    English

    First Page

    969

    Last Page

    978

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000236076800006

    ISSN

    0950-0340

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