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Xifeng Xiao¹, David Voelz

¹Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA.

|June 17, 2009

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Area of Science:

Wave optics
Computational physics
Optical engineering

Background:

Partially coherent beams are crucial for optical communication systems.
Accurate simulation of these beams is computationally challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a novel numerical wave optics approach for simulating partially coherent beams.
To establish the relationship between simulation parameters and beam coherence properties.

Main Methods:

Applying a sequence of random phase screens to an initial beam field.
Summating intensity results after propagation.
Developing the relationship between screen parameters and spatial coherence function.

Main Results:

The numerical approach successfully simulates partially coherent beam propagation.
Results were validated against analytic formulations for Gaussian Schell-model beams.
The method establishes a clear link between screen parameters and spatial coherence.

Conclusions:

The developed numerical wave optics method is effective for simulating partially coherent beams.
This approach is suitable for modeling applications like free space optical laser links.
The technique offers a practical tool for optical system design and analysis.