Open AccessReconstruction of an electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model source from far-zone intensity measurements
Author(s) -
David Kuebel,
Taco D. Visser
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
optics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 272
eISSN - 1071-2763
pISSN - 0146-9592
DOI - 10.1364/ol.385644
Subject(s) - physics , optics , gaussian , gaussian beam , intensity (physics) , source model , beam (structure) , computational physics , quantum mechanics
An electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model source that produces a random beam may be characterized by eight independent quantities. We show how far-zone measurements of the Stokes parameters, together with the Hanbury Brown-Twiss coefficient, allow one to determine all the source parameters. This method provides, to the best of our knowledge, a new tool to identify distant sources.
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