Determination of the coherency matrix of a broadband stochastic electromagnetic light beam

    Authors

    P. Meemon; M. Salem; K. S. Lee; M. Chopra;J. P. Rolland

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Mod. Opt.

    Keywords

    coherency matrix; spectral density matrix; polarization; TOMOGRAPHY; BIREFRINGENCE; RESOLUTION; DOMAIN; Optics

    Abstract

    The statistical ensemble of a fluctuating, statistically-stationary electromagnetic light beam is presented in terms of a 2 x 2 matrix, so-called coherency matrix. The method to determine such matrix for a quasi-monochromatic light beam has been proposed for many years. In this paper, we demonstrate that the method needs to be only slightly modified to determine the matrix elements of a broadband stochastic electromagnetic light beam, if one uses the representation of statistical wave fields in the space-frequency domain. The implementation of the method is demonstrated, and the coherency matrix measurement is validated using a well-defined elliptically polarized beam.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Modern Optics

    Volume

    55

    Issue/Number

    17

    Publication Date

    1-1-2008

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    2765

    Last Page

    2776

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000260055900004

    ISSN

    0950-0340

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