title: Effect of coherence and polarization on resolution of optical imaging system.
abstract: The effect of coherence properties of illumination on image resolution, well known in a scalar case, is studied for the case of vector electromagnetic illumination. Using an example of vector Gaussian Schell-model illumination, we analyze the dependence of optical system resolution on the transverse correlation lengths of the orthogonal field components and on the ratio of the powers of these components, each taken separately.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla 72000, Mexico. andreyo@fcfm.buap.mx
authors.forename: Andrey S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ostrovsky
authors.forename: Miguel Á
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Olvera-Santamaría
authors.forename: Paulo C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Romero-Soría