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The depolarization of electromagnetic radiation in a random medium: evolution of the Stokes parameters
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In this paper, the Stokes parameter evolution in a random medium has been studied, and the authors propose a method for the depolarization of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Random Medium.Abstract:
(1974). The Depolarization of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Random Medium: Evolution of the Stokes Parameters. Optica Acta: International Journal of Optics: Vol. 21, No. 9, pp. 721-735.read more
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Transport equations for the Stokes parameters from Maxwell’s equations in a random medium
TL;DR: In this paper, the Stokes transport equation was derived from a random medium and following a perturbation procedure, the transport equations for the Stoke parameters were obtained. And they were compared with Chandrasekhar's transport equation and found that they agree when the random medium is specialized appropriately.
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Propagation of polarized waves in inhomogeneous media.
TL;DR: Results indicate that the recently published theory is not valid for atmospheric turbulence, and estimates based on the perturbation solution support the common knowledge that the depolarization at the optical frequencies is negligible for Atmospheric turbulence propagation.
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Passage of Polarized Light Through Optical Elements
TL;DR: In this paper, the modern methods of describing polarization form, based on the Poincare sphere and the Stokes and Jones vectors, were described, which are characterized by extreme elegance and compactness; they provide, in a unified manner, for all forms of polarized light.
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The depolarization of light by interstellar magnetic turbulence
TL;DR: In this paper, it was found that the ratio of elliptical to linear polarization increases with propagation distance in an exponential fashion, and that the polarization ellipse opens into a circle for sources at distances of the order of 10. parsec.
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Depolarization of coherent laser light by a thick diffusing medium
TL;DR: In this article, the depolarization of a coherent laser beam in the far field of a diffusing medium made from stacks of ground glass was investigated and it was shown that it is a function of the wavelength used, the thickness of the medium and the variance of the surface roughness.
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Stochastically perturbed fields, with applications to wave propagation in random media
TL;DR: In this paper, the statistical properties of a classical field propagating through a randomly inhomogeneous medium are analysed by a method in which the random medium is described by the two-point (bilocal) correlation function of its random characteristic, e.g., refractive index, potential, convective velocity, etc.
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Polarization and angle-of-arrival fluctuations for a plane wave propagated through a turbulent medium
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TL;DR: In this paper, a first-order solution to the wave equation was found using spectral analysis techniques, and the mean square polarization fluctuation was predicted to have a λ 2 dependence.
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The depolarization of light by interstellar magnetic turbulence
TL;DR: In this paper, it was found that the ratio of elliptical to linear polarization increases with propagation distance in an exponential fashion, and that the polarization ellipse opens into a circle for sources at distances of the order of 10. parsec.