Open AccessExperimental generating the partially coherent and partially polarized electromagnetic source
Author(s) -
Andrey S. Ostrovsky,
Gustavo Rodríguez-Zurita,
Cruz Meneses-Fabián,
Miguel Á. Olvera-Santamaría,
Carolina Rickenstorff-Parrao
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.012864
Subject(s) - optics , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , polarization (electrochemistry) , physics , realization (probability) , coherence theory , laser , electromagnetic radiation , coherence length , mathematics , quantum mechanics , statistics , chemistry , superconductivity
The technique for generating the partially coherent and partially polarized source starting from the completely coherent and completely polarized laser source is proposed and analyzed. This technique differs from the known ones by the simplicity of its physical realization. The efficiency of the proposed technique is illustrated with the results of physical experiment in which an original technique for characterizing the coherence and polarization properties of the generated source is employed.