Numerical simulations of spectral shifts in the far-field spectrum of light due to source correlations
We discuss how to simulate numerically the far-field propagation of the spectrum of light by propagating the cross-spectral density for a planar light source with a given coherence model. To test our approach, we performed simulations for two source models: a Gaussian Schell-model source and a nonun...
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Published in | Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science, and vision Vol. 35; no. 3; p. 423 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.03.2018
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Summary: | We discuss how to simulate numerically the far-field propagation of the spectrum of light by propagating the cross-spectral density for a planar light source with a given coherence model. To test our approach, we performed simulations for two source models: a Gaussian Schell-model source and a nonuniformly Gaussian-correlated source. We show that our algorithm correctly reproduces the theoretical solutions by Emil Wolf for planar Gaussian Schell-model source, namely, the spectral shifts of spectral lines due to source correlations. Our approach can be used for two-dimensional source models in which the spatial coherence components are frequency independent. It can also be used for nonhomogeneous extended sources of partial coherent light. |
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ISSN: | 1520-8532 |
DOI: | 10.1364/JOSAA.35.000423 |