Polarization manifestations of correlation (intrinsic coherence) of optical fields

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.

Use of motion peculiarities of test particles for estimating degree of coherence of optical fields

“…These waves would determine the averaged electric (magnetic) energy density and the normal propagation direction of the resulting wave [18,25]. [19][20][21] takes place in the plane of incidence. ).…”

Symmetry between partially polarised light and partial polarisers in the vectorial Pauli algebraic formalism

“…(23) By using equations (20)(21)(22) it is straightforward to verify the additivity (weighted by p i and 1 -p i respectively) of the gains for these components:…”

Metrology of degree of coherence of circularly polarized optical waves

“…The polarization state changes from linearly polarized through elliptical and again into the linear one, repeating the distribution of polarization modulation, which is observed at the superposition of mutually orthogonal linearly pola− rized waves [3][4][5][6][7][8].…”

“…The manifestation of the superposing wave coherence in the case when it is necessary to take into consideration the longitudinal z−component of the field, and the modulation polarization of the resulting field realized in the plane of incidence is studied in a number of papers offered by the authors [3,4]. The possibility of measuring the field cohe− rence function, the principles of correlation metrology in the irradiation of optical field by estimating the degree (level) of field polarization modulation is shown and justified in the framework of such an approach [5][6][7][8].…”