Polarization manifestations of correlation (intrinsic coherence) of optical fields

Oleg V Angelsky; Sergij B Yermolenko; Claudia Yu Zenkova; Alla O Angelskaya

doi:10.1364/ao.47.005492

Polarization manifestations of correlation (intrinsic coherence) of optical fields

Appl Opt. 2008 Oct 10;47(29):5492-9. doi: 10.1364/ao.47.005492.

Authors

Oleg V Angelsky¹, Sergij B Yermolenko, Claudia Yu Zenkova, Alla O Angelskaya

Affiliation

¹ Department of Correlation Optics, Chernivtsi National University, Kotsyubinsky Street, Chernivtsi 58012, Ukraine. oleg@optical.chernovtsy.ua

PMID: 18846192
DOI: 10.1364/ao.47.005492

Abstract

The statement is substantiated that the experimental estimation of the degree of intrinsic coherence of statistical vector optical fields must include not only the measurement of the visibility of the interference pattern but also the degree of polarization in the resulting spatial distribution of a field.