Characterization of off-axis superposition of partially coherent beams

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 303-307

  Li, Binzhong ^a,c   Lü, Baida ^a,b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NORTH SICHUAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Gaussian Schell model; Kurtosis parameter; M2 factor; Power in the bucket; Wigner distribution function

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FIBER LASERS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

PARTIALLY COHERENT BEAMS;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 0042306444     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/5/4/301     Document Type: Article

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