General classification of partially polarized partially coherent beams

Rosario Martinez-Herrero; Gemma Piquero; Pedro M. Mejias

doi:10.1117/12.472044

30 May 2003 General classification of partially polarized partially coherent beams

Rosario Martinez-Herrero, Gemma Piquero, Pedro M. Mejias

Proceedings Volume 4932, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2002 and 7th International Workshop on Laser Beam and Optics Characterization; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472044
Event: XXXIV Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers: Boulder Damage Symposium, 2002, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

The behavior of the so-called generalized degree of polarization of partially coherent partially polarized beams upon free propagation is investigated. On the basis of this parameter a general classification scheme of partially polarized beams is proposed. The results are applied to certain classes of fields of special interest.

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Rosario Martinez-Herrero, Gemma Piquero, and Pedro M. Mejias "General classification of partially polarized partially coherent beams", Proc. SPIE 4932, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2002 and 7th International Workshop on Laser Beam and Optics Characterization, (30 May 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472044

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