Linear algebraic theory of partial coherence: Discrete fields and measures of partial coherence

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1563-1571

  Ozaktas, Haldun M ^a   Yüksel, Serdar ^b   Kutay, M Alper ^c  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF TURKEY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

PARTIAL COHERENCE;

COHERENT LIGHT;

EID: 0043074454     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.19.001563     Document Type: Article

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