title: Propagation of partially coherent fields through planar dielectric boundaries using angle-impact Wigner functions I. Two dimensions.
abstract: We examine the angle-impact Wigner function (AIW) as a computational tool for the propagation of nonparaxial quasi-monochromatic light of any degree of coherence past a planar boundary between two homogeneous media. The AIWs of the reflected and transmitted fields in two dimensions are shown to be given by a simple ray-optical transformation of the incident AIW plus a series of corrections in the form of differential operators. The radiometric and leading six correction terms are studied for Gaussian Schell-model fields of varying transverse width, transverse coherence, and angle of incidence.
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA. jcp@pas.rochester.edu
authors.forename: Jonathan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Petruccelli
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alonso