Polarization singularities in isotropic random vector waves

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 457, Issue 2005, 2001, Pages 141-155

  Berry, M V ^a   Dennis, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gaussian; Optics; Polarization; Randomness; Singularities; Waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 67049097550     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2000.0660     Document Type: Article

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