| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1540777 | Optics Communications | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The evolution and propagation of a partially coherent matter wave (PCMW) is investigated theoretically by the correlation function method. The ABCD matrix formalism previously used for a fully coherent matter wave is extended to make it applicable for the PCMW. A new tensor ABCD law is derived, which makes the propagation and evolution of a PCMW very simple and clear. As an example, the evolution of the coherence of a PCMW in a gravitational field is calculated.
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Authors
Jun Chen, Qiang Lin,