Coherence-induced polarization changes in light beams.
We consider a class of stochastic electromagnetic beams, and we show both analytically and by numerical examples that coherence properties of the electromagnetic field in the source plane affect the polarization properties of the radiated beam.
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA. masalem@pas.rochester.edu
Mohamed
M
Salem
Emil
E
Wolf