The irradiance of partially polarized beams in a scalar treatment

Authors
Gori, F Santarsiero, M Borghi, R Guattari, G
Citation
F. Gori et al., The irradiance of partially polarized beams in a scalar treatment, OPT COMMUN, 163(4-6), 1999, pp. 159-163
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
00304018 → ACNP
Volume
163
Issue
4-6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
159 - 163
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(19990515)163:4-6<159:TIOPPB>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
It is shown that the irradiance distribution produced throughout the space by a partially polarized beam can be treated in scalar terms. To this aim i t is necessary to introduce an equivalent mutual intensity across a beam se ction. This can be made by exploiting the properties of the beam coherence- polarization matrix. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.