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Complete electromagnetic coherence in the space-frequency domain.

Tero Setälä1, Jani Tervo, Ari T Friberg

  • 1Department of Engineering Physics and Mathematics, Helsinki University of Technology, PO Box 2200, FIN-02015 HUT, Finland. tero.setala@hut.fi

Optics Letters
|February 20, 2004
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This study demonstrates the equivalence between a random electromagnetic field

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Area of Science:

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Quantum Optics
  • Classical Electrodynamics

Background:

  • Coherence properties are fundamental to understanding wave phenomena.
  • The electromagnetic degree of coherence offers a comprehensive measure for electromagnetic fields.
  • Factorization of the cross-spectral density tensor is a key characteristic in coherence theory.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish the mathematical equivalence between two distinct properties of random electromagnetic fields.
  • To link the concept of spatial complete coherence with the factorization of the electric cross-spectral density tensor.
  • To provide a deeper theoretical understanding of coherence in electromagnetic fields.

Main Methods:

  • Mathematical derivation and proof.
  • Analysis of the electromagnetic degree of coherence.
  • Investigation of the structure of the electric cross-spectral density tensor.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated the equivalence of spatial complete coherence and the factorization of the electric cross-spectral density tensor.
  • Showcased that these two properties are mathematically interchangeable for random electromagnetic fields.
  • Provided a rigorous proof for the established equivalence.

Conclusions:

  • The spatial complete coherence of a random electromagnetic field is equivalent to the factorization of its electric cross-spectral density tensor.
  • This equivalence simplifies the characterization of coherence in electromagnetic fields.
  • The findings contribute to the theoretical framework of coherence in classical and quantum optics.

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