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    Area of Science:

    • Physics
    • Optics
    • Computational Electromagnetics

    Background:

    • Simulating electromagnetic fields is crucial for optics research.
    • Existing methods often have limitations on field types or coherence properties.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a generalized simulation method for temporally-stationary electromagnetic fields.
    • To accommodate arbitrary second-order coherence functions.
    • To enable efficient simulation of complex polarized beams.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized standard statistical tools for simulating electromagnetic fields.
    • Developed a computationally-efficient variation for separable coherence functions.
    • Extended previous spatio-temporal simulators to vector fields and arbitrary coherence.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully simulated electromagnetic fields with arbitrary second-order coherence.
    • Demonstrated efficient simulation for separable coherence functions.
    • Showcased simulations of partially-polarized Gaussian Schell-model and partially-radially-polarized beams.

    Conclusions:

    • The generalized simulation approach is effective for diverse electromagnetic fields.
    • The method overcomes limitations of previous simulators.
    • Enables advanced modeling of partially-polarized optical beams.