Coherence-induced polarization changes in light beams.

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Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.

Published: June 2008

We consider a class of stochastic electromagnetic beams, and we show both analytically and by numerical examples that coherence properties of the electromagnetic field in the source plane affect the polarization properties of the radiated beam.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/ol.33.001180DOI Listing

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