Title

Polarization Of Completely Coherent Random Electromagnetic Beams

Abstract

It is shown that the spectral degree of polarization (formula presented) of a fluctuating electromagnetic beam which is completely coherent throughout a domain D is necessarily the same at every point in D. It can take on any value in the range (formula presented). In particular, the fully coherent beam can be completely polarized or completely unpolarized throughout D. © 2006 Optical Society of America.

Publication Date

1-15-2006

Publication Title

Optics Letters

Volume

31

Issue

2

Number of Pages

146-148

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.31.000146

Socpus ID

33644513116 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33644513116

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