Spectral properties of spatially and spectrally partially coherent cosh-Gaussian pulsed beams focused by an aperture lens

The analytical expression for the spectrum of spatially and spectrally partially coherent cosh-Gaussian pulsed (ChGP) beams focused by an aperture lens is derived and used to study their spectral properties at the focal plane and on the axis. The effect of the truncation parameter, spatial correlation parameter, decentered parameter and temporal coherence length on the spectral shifts and spectral switches of spatially and spectrally partially coherent ChGP beams is stressed. The results are illustrated numerically and interpreted physically.     

部分空间和部分光谱相干高斯-谢尔模型脉冲光束在自由空间中的光谱和时间特性

 对部分空间和部分光谱相干２维高斯-谢尔模型脉冲光束在自由空间传输的光谱和时间特性做了详细的数值研究。结果表明,部分空间和部分光谱相干高斯-谢尔模型脉冲光束在自由空间传输中发生了光谱移动,光谱移动与场点位置、空间相关长度和时间相干长度有关。在轴上,光谱出现蓝移,相对光谱移动随传输距离的增加而增大,随空间相关长度和时间相干长度的增加而减小,并逐渐趋于一定值。在轴外,光谱出现蓝移和红移,并与空间相关长度和时间相干长度有关。脉冲时间波形不变,对所得主要结果做了物理解释。     

Nonparaxial propagation of spatially and spectrally partially coherent electromagnetic Cosh-Gaussian pulsed beams

Based on the generalized Rayleigh–Sommerfeld diffraction integral, the analytical expression for 3×3 cross-spectral density matrix of nonparaxial spatially and spectrally partially coherent electromagnetic Cosh-Gaussian (ChG) pulsed beams propagating in free space is derived, and used to formulate the spectral density and spectral degree of polarization of electromagnetic pulsed beams at the z-plane. It is found that the parameters f and f_αα are the key parameters in determining the nonparaxiality of spatially and spectrally partially coherent electromagnetic ChG pulsed beams. And the decentered parameter, pulse duration and temporal coherence length can change the nonparaxial behavior of the electromagnetic ChG pulsed beams. The effect of decentered parameter, pulse duration and temporal coherence length on the spectral density and spectral degree of polarization of electromagnetic ChG pulsed beams is illustrated through numerical calculations. Propagation of nonparaxial spatially and spectrally partially coherent electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model pulsed beams can be treated as a special case when the decentered parameter of electromagnetic ChG pulsed beams approaches to zero.     

Changes in the spectrum, polarization, and coherence of stochastic spatially and spectrally partially coherent electromagnetic J0-correlated Schell-model pulsed beams propagating in free space

Taking the stochastic electromagnetic J ₀-correlated Schell-model pulsed (JSMP) beam as a typical example of stochastic spatially and spectrally partially coherent electromagnetic pulsed beams, the analytical expressions for the cross-spectral density matrix, spectral density, spectral degree of polarization and spectral degree of coherence of stochastic electromagnetic JSMP beams propagating in free space are derived, and used to study the changes in the spectrum, polarization, and coherence of stochastic spatially and spectrally partially coherent electromagnetic JSMP beams. It is shown that the on-axis spectrum is blue-shifted in free-space propagation and is dependent on the pulse temporal coherence length and spatial correlation parameter. The distribution of the on-axis spectral degree of polarization depends on the frequency and spatial correlation parameter. The spectral degree of coherence increases with increasing pulse temporal coherence length. The results derived are interpreted physically.     

Generalized Stokes parameters of stochastic spatially and spectrally partially coherent electromagnetic pulsed beams

The analytical expressions for the generalized (two-point) Stokes parameters of stochastic electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model pulsed (GSMP) beams propagating in free space are obtained. The changes in the spectral Stokes parameters in free space propagation are studied. The dependence of on-axis and transverse spectral Stokes parameters of stochastic electromagnetic GSMP beams on the pulse parameters including pulse duration and temporal coherence length is stressed and illustrated numerically. The results are interpreted physically.     

部分空间相干和部分光谱相干厄米-高斯脉冲光束的焦场的相干特性

从部分相干光的传输理论出发,采用傅里叶变换法,推导出聚焦部分空间相干部分光谱相干厄米一高斯脉冲光束的光谱和光谱相干度的解析表达式,并用以研究了聚焦场的相干特性．研究结果表明,聚焦光束的光谱相干度与空间相关长度、时间相干长度和光束阶数有关．时间相干长度的减小将引起光谱相干度的减小,但光谱相干度的空间分布特性不受影响．随着光束阶数的增大,光谱相干度会出现振荡,且光束阶数越大,空间相关长度越小,振荡越明显．     

Spectral shifts and spectral switches of spatially and spectrally partially coherent pulsed beams in Young’s interference experiment

Taking the Gaussian Schell-model pulsed (GSMP) beam as a typical example of spatially and spectrally partially coherent pulsed beams, an analytical expression for the far-field spectrum of diffracted GSMP beams in Young’s interference experiment is derived, and used to study the spectral shifts and spectral switches of GSMP beams in the far field. Numerical calculation results are given to illustrate the dependence of spectral shifts and spectral switches on the obscuration ratio ε, temporal coherent length T_c, spatial correlation parameter β and diffraction angle α. It is shown that the critical angle α_c of the first- and second-order spectral switches moves away from the z axis with increasing T_c, but α_c of the third-order spectral switch moves towards the z axis with increasing T_c. The spectral transition height Δ decreases and spectral minimum S_min increases as T_c increases. α_c decreases, Δ increases and S_min decreases as β increases. The potential application of spectral switches of spatially and spectrally partially coherent pulsed beams in information encoding and transmission is proposed.     

Spatial coherence properties and directionality of partially coherent cosh-Gaussian beams

Based on the theory of optical coherence, the spatial coherence properties and directionality of partially coherent cosh-Gaussian (ChG) beams are studied. It is shown that unlike Gaussian Schell-model (GSM) beams, in the strict sense there do not exist partially coherent ChG beams which may produce the same far-field radiant intensity distribution as a fully coherent laser beam. However, under certain conditions it is possible to find partially coherent ChG beams with the same far-field radiant intensity distribution as a fully coherent laser beam.     

Rotation of partially coherent beams propagating through free space

The orientation of a general partially coherent beam is described by introducing two pairs of orthogonal axes defined in terms of the second-order coherence features of the field. A general classification scheme for light beams is presented, based on their rotational behaviour under free propagation. This behaviour could be inferred from the values of certain measurable parameters at some plane. As an example of interest, the above classification is applied to Gaussian (coherent) beams with general astigmatism.     

Changes in polarization properties of partially polarized,partially coherent vectorial cosh-Gaussian beams propagating in oceanic turbulence

Changes in polarization properties of partially polarized, partially coherent vectorial cosh-Gaussian (ChG) beams propagating in oceanic turbulence are studied with the unified theory of coherence and polarization. Numerical examples of changes in optical intensity and polarization properties such as the degree of polarization, orientation angle, and degree of ellipticity of the beam propagating in the turbulent ocean are given. We find that both parameters of the source and oceanic turbulence have an effect upon the polarization properties of the beam. The degree of polarization fluctuates when the ChG beam propagates in the oceanic turbulence, and it has an obvious reconstruction phenomenon in the far-field zone.     

部分相干双曲余弦-高斯光束的传输特性和空间整形

 通过加入高斯项的空间相干度，引入部分相干双曲余弦-高斯（ChG）光束，推导出部分相干ChG光束通过近轴ABCD光学系统传输的解析表达式，并用以研究其传输特性和空间整形。结果表明，部分相干ChG光束的光强分布不能保持传输不变性，其光强分布不仅与传输距离和离心参数有关，而且还与空间相干参数有关。在传输距离固定时，适当改变部分相干ChG 光束的离心参数和空间相干参数，可实现光束的空间整形。光束质量因子随空间相干性的增大和离心参数的减小而减小。高斯-谢尔模型光束和完全相干ChG光束可作为部分相干ChG光束的特例处理。     

部分相干余弦高斯光束在左手材料中的光强分布

基于积分衍射理论和相干偏振理论,研究了部分相干余弦高斯光束在左手材料中的光强的分布。研究结果表明:中心光强随工作频率增大,先增大后逐渐趋于稳定,但是随相干参量增大而减小;横向光强随相干参量增大而减小,随偏心参量增大光强的最大峰值不变,但是光强的峰值数目在不断增加。     

Synthesis of structured partially spatially coherent beams

We report on the generation and rapid characterization of structured beams of arbitrary spatial coherence. An experimental setup is introduced capable of generating partially coherent fields by incoherently superposing fully coherent fields. The characterization is performed using the spectral information in the interferogram produced when using a two-dimensional nonredundant array of pinholes. An example of a partially coherent "doughnut" beam is given and proved to be partially coherent.     

部分相干双曲余弦高斯光束通过湍流大气的光束扩展

基于广义惠更斯-菲涅尔原理，并采用将部分相干双曲余弦高斯光束用厄米-高斯光束的非相干叠加表示的方法，研究了部分相干双曲余弦高斯光束通过湍流大气的光束扩展问题，推导出了部分相干双曲余弦高斯光束通过湍流大气均方根束宽的解析表达式.研究表明，部分相干双曲余弦高斯光束的扩展随着湍流大气的折射率结构常数C²_n和光束离心参数δ的增大而加剧.但是，随着δ的增大，部分相干双曲余弦高斯光束受到湍流的影响减小. 关键词： 部分相干双曲余弦高斯光束 湍流大气 光束扩展     

部分相干矩形阵列光束在自由空间中的谱移

根据广义惠更斯-菲涅尔衍射积分方法,推导出按矩形方式排布的部分相干高斯-谢尔模型阵列光束的光谱传输公式,定量分析了部分相干高斯-谢尔模型阵列光束在自由空间传输时轴上和离轴相对谱移的变化,并详细讨论了阵列参数和子光束的空间相干参数对相对谱移的影响。结果表明,部分相干高斯-谢尔模型阵列光束通过自由空间传输后,其相对谱移与光源处的谱密度、子光束的空间相干参数以及子光束数目和子光束间距等阵列参数有关,其中,阵列参数对相对谱移的影响非常显著。     

部分相干矩形阵列光束在自由空间中的谱移

根据广义惠更斯-菲涅尔衍射积分方法,推导出按矩形方式排布的部分相干高斯-谢尔模型阵列光束的光谱传输公式,定量分析了部分相干高斯-谢尔模型阵列光束在自由空间传输时轴上和离轴相对谱移的变化,并详细讨论了阵列参数和子光束的空间相干参数对相对谱移的影响。结果表明,部分相干高斯-谢尔模型阵列光束通过自由空间传输后,其相对谱移与光源处的谱密度、子光束的空间相干参数以及子光束数目和子光束间距等阵列参数有关,其中,阵列参数对相对谱移的影响非常显著。     

湍流对部分相干双曲余弦高斯光束的瑞利区间的影响

推导出了部分相干双曲余弦高斯光束在自由空间和湍流大气中传输瑞利区间的解析公式,并研究了湍流对光束瑞利区间的影响.研究表明,部分相干双曲余弦高斯光束的瑞利区间由湍流强度和光束参数等因数共同确定.湍流使得光束的瑞利区间缩短,并且湍流越强瑞利区间越短.在自由空间中,瑞利区间随光束相干参数 α 、光束参数 β 和高斯束宽 w ₀的增大以及波长 λ 的减小而增大.但是, α,β 和 w ₀越小以及 λ 越大,瑞利区间受湍流的影响越小.并且,当 关键词： 瑞利区间 部分相干双曲余弦高斯光束 大气湍流 自由空间     

Transmittance of partially coherent cosh-Gaussian, cos-Gaussian and annular beams in turbulence

Average relative power transmittance is evaluated, by incorporating atmospheric turbulence, for partially coherent cosh-Gaussian, cos-Gaussian, Gaussian and annular beams. For all the collimated versions of these beams, against the increasing propagation length, there is a typical trend of the decrease in the relative average power transmittance with incremental drop being much less for partially coherent cos-Gaussian beams. The change in the transmittance versus the propagation length will be similar to the corresponding collimated cases, when these beams are focused at a certain focal length. Also partially coherent beams are less sensitive to propagation length changes, except for cos-Gaussian case. Partially coherent cosh-Gaussian beams exhibit a drop in the transmittance as the displacement parameter of the beam is made larger, whereas this trend is just the opposite for partially coherent cos-Gaussian beams. When examined versus the source size, for all the four types of beams, the transmittance has a similar behavior, i.e., it becomes high at small source sizes, falling with increasing source size, and following a dip, it starts to rise, eventually approaching the plane wave limit of unity. The occurrence of the dip coincides with the smallest source size for cosh-Gaussian, with the largest for cos-Gaussian, and about the same source size for Gaussian and annular beams. In general, the average relative power transmittance of coherent beam is affected much more than the partially coherent beams against the variations in source properties.     

Turbulence-induced changes in degree of polarization, degree of coherence and spectrum of partially coherent electromagnetic beams

Based on a recently formulated unified theory of coherence and polarization, a method is described to study turbulence-induced changes in the polarization, the coherence and the spectrum of partially coherent electromagnetic beams on propagation. The electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam is taken as a typical example of partially coherent electromagnetic beams, and the closed-form expressions for the degree of polarization, the degree of coherence and the spectrum of electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beams propagating through atmospheric turbulence are derived in the quadratic approximation of Rytov's phase structure function. Some interesting results are obtained, which are illustrated by numerical examples and are explained in physics.