STATISTICS OF THE NORMALIZED STOKES PARAMETERS FOR A GAUSSIAN STOCHASTIC PLANE-WAVE FIELD

被引：22

作者：

BROSSEAU, C

机构：

[1] Département de Physique, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest Cedex, 29285

来源：

APPLIED OPTICS | 1995年 / 34卷 / 22期

关键词：

POLARIZED LIGHT; STOKES PARAMETERS;

D O I：

10.1364/AO.34.004788

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

The statistics of the normalized Stokes parameters for a stochastic plane wave field that is Gaussian distributed is examined. The resulting probability density functions and lower-order moments generalized those obtained by previous investigators. Results of some numerical calculations are discussed. As an application of this analysis, we consider multiple scattering of Light by a spatially random medium, composed of uncorrelated spherical pointlike particles, where the description of partially polarized light in terms of normalized Stokes parameters may be useful.

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页码：4788 / 4793

页数：6