title: Recovering the complete coherence function of a generalized Schell model field.
abstract: We prove that in the absence of phase singularities, a generalized Schell model partially coherent field is fully defined by its intensity in three planes. We discuss the implications of this result for the problem of characterizing wave fields.
authors.affiliation: School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia. tran@physics.unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: C Q
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Nugent