Contributions to the Theories of Coherence and Polarization of Light
Author | : Mayukh Lahiri |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:793521593 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "In this thesis, coherence and polarization properties of stochastic optical fields are investigated. The so-called cross-spectral density matrices of polarized and natural light beams are studied. It is shown how coherence and polarization properties of stochastic beams change on superposition. The relationship between the so-called space-time and space-frequency descriptions of completely polarized fields and of completely coherent fields are investigated. An inverse scattering problem involving a random medium is discussed. In this context, the condition which ensures that a beam retains its beam-like form on scattering, is also presented. Basic polarization properties of light beams are discussed based on quantum mechanical theory of fields. A quantum theory of optical coherence in the space-frequency domain is also presented"--Leaf ix