Spectra, coherence and polarization in Young's interference pattern formed by stochastic electromagnetic beams

    Authors

    Y. J. Li; H. Lee;E. Wolf

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Opt. Commun.

    Keywords

    polarization; coherence theory; beams; SCHELL-MODEL BEAMS; TURBULENT ATMOSPHERE; STATE; Optics

    Abstract

    New expressions are derived that predict the change of spectral density, the spectral degree of coherence and spectral degree of polarization in Young's interference pattern when the pinholes are illuminated by an electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-mode beam. The spectral degree of polarization in the observation plane is found, in general, to take on values different from its values at each pinhole, and it changes with position at the same spatial frequency, as does the spectral density. When the light at the pinholes is completely coherent, there are singular points in the pattern, at which the spectral degree of polarization reaches minimum value. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Optics Communications

    Volume

    265

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2006

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    63

    Last Page

    72

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000240221400011

    ISSN

    0030-4018

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