Coherent-mode decomposition of partially polarized, partially coherent sources
It is shown that any partially polarized, partially coherent source can be expressed in terms of a suitable superposition of transverse coherent modes with orthogonal polarization states. Such modes are determined through the solution of a system of two coupled integral equations. An example, for wh...
| Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2003 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repository: | Docta Complutense |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/50879 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/50879 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | 535 Hermite-Gaussian Modes Laser-Beams Multimode Lasers Light-Beams Propagation Intensity Field Quality Pulses Matrix Óptica (Física) 2209.19 Óptica Física |
| Summary: | It is shown that any partially polarized, partially coherent source can be expressed in terms of a suitable superposition of transverse coherent modes with orthogonal polarization states. Such modes are determined through the solution of a system of two coupled integral equations. An example, for which the modal decomposition is obtained in closed form in terms of fully linearly polarized Hermite Gaussian modes, is given. |
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