Effects of linear non-image-forming devices on spectra and on coherence and polarization properties of stochastic electromagnetic beams: Part I: General theory

Journal of Modern Optics

Volumn 52, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 2659-2671

  Korotkova, Olga ^a,b   Wolf, Emil ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COHERENT LIGHT; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; OPTICS; POLARIZATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC BEAMS; POLARIZATION OPTICS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE;

EID: 29744458359     PISSN: 09500340     EISSN: 13623044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500340500334038     Document Type: Article

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