COHERENCE AND THE SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION OF INTENSITY

被引:42
作者
GORI, F [1 ]
SANTARSIERO, M [1 ]
GUATTARI, G [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ROMA LA SAPIENZA,DIPARTIMENTO INGN ELETTR,I-00184 ROME,ITALY
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JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA A-OPTICS IMAGE SCIENCE AND VISION | 1993年 / 10卷 / 04期
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10.1364/JOSAA.10.000673
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We address the following problem: Can two wave fields with different coherence properties produce the same optical intensity everywhere in the space? Limiting ourselves to paraxial propagation, we prove that in the one-dimensional case the answer is negative. On the other hand, in the two-dimensional case we show through examples that the answer is affirmative. Some consequences are discussed.
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页码:673 / 679
页数:7
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