A method of generating electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beams

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 232-237

  Shirai, Tomohiro ^a,b   Korotkova, Olga ^b,c   Wolf, Emil ^b,c,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mach Zehnder interferometer; Partially coherent beams; Partially coherent sources; Spatial light modulators; Synthesis of sources

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETISM; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS;

MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER; PARTIALLY COHERENT BEAMS; PARTIALLY COHERENT SOURCES; SYNTHESIS OF SOURCES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 24144458555     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/7/5/004     Document Type: Article

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