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Unified theory of coherence and polarization of random electromagnetic beams
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In this article, a unified theory of coherence and polarization of random electromagnetic beams is presented, which brings out clearly the intimate relationship which exists between these two phenomena and which makes it possible to predict the changes in the state of polarization of a partially coherent electromagnetic beam on propagation.About:
This article is published in Physics Letters A.The article was published on 2003-06-16. It has received 785 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Linear polarization & Stokes parameters.read more
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Polarimetric characterization of light and media - Physical quantities involved in polarimetric phenomena
TL;DR: An objective analysis is carried out of the matricial models representing the polarimetric properties of light and material media leading to the identification and definition of their corresponding physical quantities, using the concept of the coherency matrix, which constitutes a powerful tool for analyzing and exploiting experimental and industrial polarimetry.
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Changes in the state of polarization of a random electromagnetic beam on propagation
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that the state of polarization of the polarized portion of a random, statistically stationary, electromagnetic beam may change on propagation, even in free space, even when the beam is a Gaussian Schell model.
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Bell's measure in classical optical coherence
Kumel H. Kagalwala,Giovanni Di Giuseppe,Giovanni Di Giuseppe,Ayman F. Abouraddy,Bahaa E. A. Saleh +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate that Bell's measure can be used in classical optical schemes to separate incoherence associated with statistical fluctuations from incoherence based on correlation, which may be useful for quantum information applications such as classical optical coherence theory and optical signal processing.
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Generalized Stokes parameters of random electromagnetic beams
Olga Korotkova,Emil Wolf +1 more
TL;DR: This work expresses the degree of coherence of the electromagnetic beam in terms of one of the generalized Stokes parameters, which obey precise laws of propagation, both in free space and in any linear medium, whether deterministic or random.
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The far-zone behavior of the degree of polarization of electromagnetic beams propagating through atmospheric turbulence
TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that the degree of polarization of a beam generated by an electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model source which propagates through atmospheric turbulence tends to its value at the source plane with increasing distance of propagation.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a systematic account of optical coherence theory within the framework of classical optics, as applied to such topics as radiation from sources of different states of coherence, foundations of radiometry, effects of source coherence on the spectra of radiated fields, and scattering of partially coherent light by random media.
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Polarized light. Fundamentals and applications
TL;DR: In this article, the Stokes parameters and the Mueller matrices for optical and Fararaday rotation were used to measure the characteristics of polarizing elements and to calculate the parameters of the polarization ellipse.