Parametric characterization of the spatial structure of partially coherent and partially polarized beams

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Martinez Herrero R ^a   Piquero, G ^a   Mejias P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beam quality; Coherence; Polarization

Indexed keywords

BEAM QUALITY; SPATIAL STRUCTURE;

ANISOTROPY; COHERENT LIGHT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FUNCTIONS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MULTIMODE FIBERS;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 1642603310     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/6/3/012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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