Vector mode analysis of a Young interferometer

被引：38

作者：

Gori, F

Santarsiero, M

Borghi, R

机构：

[1] Univ Roma Tre, Dipartimento Fis, I-00146 Rome, Italy

[2] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, CNR, I-00146 Rome, Italy

[3] Univ Roma Tre, Dipartimento Elettron Appl, I-00146 Rome, Italy

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 2006年 / 31卷 / 07期

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D O I：

10.1364/OL.31.000858

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

It is proved that, when the vector modal theory of coherence is applied to a pair of fixed points, exact results are obtained for the mode structure. In particular, it is shown that the field radiated by the pinholes of a Young interferometer can always be represented by the incoherent superposition of no more than four perfectly correlated and polarized modes. The role of such modes is illustrated through a simple example. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America.

引用

页码：858 / 860

页数：3

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