Open AccessMonte Carlo method to model optical coherence propagation in random media
Author(s) -
Zhean Shen,
Sergey Sukhov,
Aristide Dogariu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the optical society of america. a, optics, image science, and vision./journal of the optical society of america. a, online
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.803
H-Index - 158
eISSN - 1520-8532
pISSN - 1084-7529
DOI - 10.1364/josaa.34.002189
Subject(s) - monte carlo method , statistical physics , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , dynamic monte carlo method , monte carlo molecular modeling , optics , point (geometry) , hybrid monte carlo , photon , physics , scattering , point process , markov chain monte carlo , mathematics , statistics , quantum mechanics , geometry
The traditional Monte Carlo technique of photon transport in random media describes only single point properties of light, such as its intensity. Here we demonstrate an approach that extends these capabilities to simulations involving properties of spatial coherence, a two-point characteristic of light. Numerical experiments illustrate the use of this Monte Carlo technique for describing the propagation of partially spatially coherent light through random multiply scattering media.