Open AccessPropagation of radially polarized Hermite non-uniformly correlated beams in a turbulent atmosphere
Author(s) -
Shuqin Lin,
Cong Wang,
Xinlei Zhu,
Rong Lin,
Fei Wang,
Greg Gbur,
Yangjian Cai,
Jinlong Yu
Publication year - 2020
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.402021
Subject(s) - physics , optics , polarization (electrochemistry) , turbulence , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , atmospheric optics , coherence length , light beam , mechanics , quantum mechanics , chemistry , superconductivity
We study the propagation properties of a recently introduced class of structured beams, radially polarized Hermite non-uniformly correlated (RPHNUC) beams, in a turbulent atmosphere using the extended Huygens-Fresnel integral and investigate how the mode order and coherence width play a role in resisting the degradation and depolarization effects of the turbulence. In contrast with conventional vector partially coherent beams (PCBs) with uniform (Schell-model) correlation structure, the interaction of the non-uniform correlation structure and non-uniform polarization gives these beams the ability to self-heal their intensity distribution and polarization over certain propagation ranges in turbulence. These properties suggest that RPHNUC beams may be useful in a number of applications, in particular optical trapping and free-space optical communications.