Abstract
It was shown recently that the basic properties of a fluctuating electromagnetic beam can be derived from knowledge of a 2 × 2 cross-spectral density matrix of the electric field in the source plane. However, not every such matrix represents a source that will generate a beamlike field. We derive conditions that the matrix must satisfy for the source to generate an electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1173-1175 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics