Title

Changes in the intensity fluctuations of a class of random electromagnetic beams on propagation

Authors

Authors

O. Korotkova

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Opt. A-Pure Appl. Opt.

Keywords

intensity fluctuations; polarization; contrast; partially coherent; beams; electromagnetic beams; COHERENT GAUSSIAN-BEAM; TURBULENT ATMOSPHERE; LIGHT-BEAMS; POLARIZATION; MODEL; PHOTONS; Optics

Abstract

We discuss fourth-order correlation properties of wide-sense statistically stationary, quasi-monochromatic, electromagnetic beams, assuming that the fluctuations in the electric field at any point are governed by Gaussian statistics. In particular, we derive expressions for the covariance function and for the contrast (scintillation index) of the fluctuating intensity of an electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam, propagating in free space. For such beams we also derive expressions relating to fluctuations in the power and discuss the effects of transmitter and receiver aperture averaging. We show that the fluctuations of the intensity and of the power of the beam can be controlled by suitable choice of the states of coherence and of polarization of the source.

Journal Title

Journal of Optics a-Pure and Applied Optics

Volume

8

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

30

Last Page

37

WOS Identifier

WOS:000236009500005

ISSN

1464-4258

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