Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1541271 Optics Communications 2008 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

The behavior of the degree of polarization of a Gaussian Schell-model beam propagating in free space is investigated. Contour diagrams for the degree of polarization, and for the spectral density (‘intensity’) of the polarized and the unpolarized portions of the beam are presented.

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