Eikonal method for calculation of coherence functions

Adam M. Zysk; P. Scott Carney; John C. Schotland

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.043904

Eikonal method for calculation of coherence functions

Adam M. Zysk
, P. Scott Carney
, John C. Schotland

Mechanical Engineering

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Pennsylvania

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

20 Scopus citations

Abstract

A method is presented for computing the cross-spectral density of a special class of partially coherent fields in which the coherent modes obey an eikonal equation. This method allows for statistical analysis of optical systems based on simple ray tracing.

Original language	English
Article number	043904
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	95
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.043904
State	Published - Jul 22 2005

Access to Document

10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.043904

Cite this

@article{74d81d50cede4c3ca651087ef26f2fcf,

title = "Eikonal method for calculation of coherence functions",

abstract = "A method is presented for computing the cross-spectral density of a special class of partially coherent fields in which the coherent modes obey an eikonal equation. This method allows for statistical analysis of optical systems based on simple ray tracing.",

author = "Zysk, \{Adam M.\} and Carney, \{P. Scott\} and Schotland, \{John C.\}",

year = "2005",

month = jul,

day = "22",

doi = "10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.043904",

language = "English",

volume = "95",

journal = "Physical Review Letters",

issn = "0031-9007",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Eikonal method for calculation of coherence functions

AU - Zysk, Adam M.

AU - Carney, P. Scott

AU - Schotland, John C.

PY - 2005/7/22

Y1 - 2005/7/22

N2 - A method is presented for computing the cross-spectral density of a special class of partially coherent fields in which the coherent modes obey an eikonal equation. This method allows for statistical analysis of optical systems based on simple ray tracing.

AB - A method is presented for computing the cross-spectral density of a special class of partially coherent fields in which the coherent modes obey an eikonal equation. This method allows for statistical analysis of optical systems based on simple ray tracing.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/27144465181

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.043904

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.043904

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:27144465181

SN - 0031-9007

VL - 95

JO - Physical Review Letters

JF - Physical Review Letters

IS - 4

M1 - 043904

ER -

Eikonal method for calculation of coherence functions

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this