The role of correlation functions in the theory of optical wave fields

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 867-871

  Scheuten, Hugo F ^a   Visser, Taco D ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 51749122192     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2805239     Document Type: Article

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