Ray picture of polarization and coherence in a Young interferometer

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

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2855-2860

  Luis, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION;

LIGHT RAYS; POLARIZATION WIGNER FORMALISM; RAY PICTURE; VECTORIAL FIELDS; YOUNG INTERFEROMETER;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 33845577157     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.23.002855     Document Type: Article

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