title: Degree of phase-space separability of statistical pulses.
abstract: We introduce the concept of phase-space separability degree of statistical pulses and show how it can be determined using a bi-orthogonal decomposition of the pulse Wigner distribution. We present explicit analytical results for the case of chirped gaussian Schell-model pulses. We also demonstrate that chirping of the pulsed source serves as a powerful tool to control coherence and phase-space separability of statistical pulses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3J 2X4 Canada. serpo@dal.ca
authors.forename: Sergey A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ponomarenko
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007834:Lasers; D008027:Light; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012542:Scattering, Radiation