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Degree of paraxiality of a twist electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam
Abstract:
The definition of the degree of paraxiality (DOP) for a stochastic electromagnetic field is applied to a twist stochastic electromagnetic field. As an illustrative example, DOP for a wide class of model stochastic fields, i.e., twist electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model (TEGSM) fields, is discussed. The dependence of the DOP of the light source on its properties is also studied in detail. The numerical results show that the DOP of a TEGSM beam is determined by the rms widths of auto-correlation functions and the twist factor as well as by the degree of polarization. To explain the behavior of DOP, the far-field divergence angle of this beam source is also discussed.
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