Polarization fluctuations of Gaussian Schell-model type photon beams in a slant channel with non-Kolmogorov turbulence

Polarization properties of Gaussian Schell-mode type photon beams propagating through the non-Kolmogorov turbulence in a slant channel are studied which are based on the model of quantum field and the effective photon annihilation/creation operator. Our numerical results show that the degree of polarization increases with the increasing of the transverse coherent width of source ρ_s0, the source's transverse size ω₀ and the power law of the turbulent spectrum, but the degree of polarization P decreases as the zenith angle θ increases. The effect of the wavelength of light beam on the degree of polarization of Gaussian Schell-model beams is small.     

Quantum polarization fluctuations of partially coherent dark hollow beams in non-Kolmogorov turbulence atmosphere

Non-classical polarization properties of dark hollow beams propagating through non-Kolmogorov turbulence are studied. The analytic equation for the polarization degree of the quantization partially coherent dark hollow beams is obtained.It is found that the polarization fluctuations of the quantization partially coherent dark hollow beams are dependent on the turbulence factors and beam parameters with the detection photon numbers. Furthermore, an investigation of the changes in the on-axis propagation point and off-axis propagation point shows that the polarization degree of the quantization partially coherent dark hollow beams presents oscillation for a short propagation distance and gradually returns to zero for a sufficiently long distance.     

双曲余弦高斯列阵光束在湍流大气中的光束传输因子

本文推导出了双曲余弦高斯(ChG)列阵光束在湍流大气中的光束传输因子( M ^{2因子)的解析公式,并采用相对 M 2因子研究了湍流对 M 2因子的影响.研究表明,在湍流大气中 M 2因子不再是一个传输不变量,湍流使得 M 2因子增大.非相干合成情况下, M 2因子随着传输距离、光束参数、相对子光束间距和子光束数目的增大而增大.相干合成情况下, M 2因子随光束参数和相对子光束间距的增大呈现振荡上升.相干合成情况下的 M 2因子比 关键词： M2因子)')" href="#">光束传输因子(M2因子) 光束质量 双曲余弦高斯列阵光束 大气湍流}     

Spreading of apertured partially coherent beams in turbulent media

The closed-form expression for the mean-squared width of apertured partially coherent beams propagating through turbulent media is derived by using the integral transform technique. The influence of turbulence on the spreading of apertured partially coherent beams is studied quantitatively by examining the relative mean-squared width, which is defined as the ratio of the mean-squared width of an apertured partially coherent beam in turbulence to the mean-squared width of the same beam in free space. On the other hand, the range of turbulence-independent propagation, also a reasonable measure of the resistance of a beam to turbulence, is obtained by examining the mean-squared width. It is shown that the spreading of apertured partially coherent beams is less affected by turbulence with smaller truncation parameter δ and coherence parameter α than with larger δ and α. In addition, the influence of turbulence on the spreading of apertured partially coherent beams increases first and then decreases due to increasing waist width w₀. The results obtained are explained physically.     

Influence of atmospheric turbulence on the propagation of superimposed partially coherent Hermite-Gaussian beams

The influence of atmospheric turbulence on the propagation of superimposed partially coherent Hermite-Gaussian (H-G) beams is studied in detail. The closed-form propagation equation of superimposed partially coherent H-G beams through atmospheric turbulence is derived. It is shown that the turbulence accelerates the evolution of three stages which superimposed partially coherent H-G beams undergo. The turbulence results in a beam spreading and a decrease of the maximum intensity. However, the larger the beam number M, the beam order m, the separate distance x_d, and the smaller the beam correlation length σ₀ are, the less the power focusability of superimposed partially coherent H-G beams is affected by the turbulence. Specially, superimposed partially coherent H-G beams are less sensitive to turbulence than superimposed fully ones, and than partially coherent H-G beams if the beam power focusability and the maximum intensity are taken as beam criterions. However, the maximum intensity of superimposed partially coherent H-G beams is less sensitive or more sensitive to turbulence than that of superimposed Gaussian Schell-model (GSM) beams depending on σ₀.     

Changes in the state of polarization of partially coherent flat-topped beam in turbulent atmosphere for different source conditions

The polarization states, i.e. the size, the shape and the orientation of the polarization ellipse of partially coherent flat-topped (PCFT) beams passing through atmospheric turbulence are studied in detail. The effects are studied of different source conditions on the polarization states of a PCFT beam propagating through atmospheric turbulence. Based on the unified theory of the polarization states for random electromagnetic beams, we have established the detailed formula for calculating the change of the polarization states of such beams. The polarization states behavior of PCFT beams passing through atmospheric turbulence for any arbitrary order of a flat-topped beam “N” under different source conditions were investigated.     

Quantum polarization fluctuation of a multi-Gaussian Shell-model beam in a slant turbulent channel

The influence of atmospheric turbulence on the quantum polarization fluctuations of multi-Gaussian Schell-mode (MGSM) beams is studied in detail. An analytical formula for the quantum degree of polarization of a MGSM beam propagating in a slant turbulent channel is derived. Our results show that the degree of polarization of a MGSM beam is affected more by the atmospheric turbulence than that of a GSM beam. The numerical simulations also show that a MGSM beam with higher photon-number level, shorter wavelength, bigger transverse beam width is less affected by the turbulence.     

Polarization properties of polarized and partially coherent Electromagnetic Gaussian-Schell model pulse beams on slant path in turbulent atmosphere

This paper is based on the unified theory of coherence and polarization of stochastic electromagnetic beams and the extended Huygens–Fresnel principle, combined with the quadratic approximation of Rytov’s phase structure function and the generalized Stokes parameters. We have derived the novel expressions for the cross-spectral density matrix elements and the degree of cross-polarization of a class of elliptically polarized spatially and spectrally partially coherent Electromagnetic Gaussian-Schell model pulse (EGSMP) beams propagating through atmospheric turbulence along a slant path. Additionally, we calculate and analyze the effects of the turbulent intensity, the initial pulse duration, waist width of the beam, the spatial coherence length and temporal coherence length et al. on the polarization properties of fully polarized and partially coherent EGSMP beams. Finally, a comparison of the impact of those factors on the partially polarization beams is made. The results show that the influences of the turbulent intensity, the initial pulse duration, waist width of the beam, the spatial coherence length and temporal coherence length et al. on the polarization properties of fully polarized and partially coherent EGSMP beams are larger. While the effects of those parameters on the partially polarization and partially coherent EGSMP beams are smaller. It is noted that the results of this paper have established sound theoretical basis on the topic of improving performance of the laser system propagating through the atmospheric turbulence.     

大气湍流对部分相干电磁平顶光束传输的影响

基于相干性和偏振性统一理论,采用Rytov相位结构函数平方近似推导出了部分相干电磁平顶光束在湍流大气中传输的偏振度、相干度和光谱强度公式,并研究了湍流对其传输特性的影响.研究表明,偏振度和相干度与源光谱的带宽无关.大气湍流使得不同阶数的部分相干电磁平顶光束的偏振度经长程传输后均趋于其初始值.大气湍流使得部分相干电磁平顶光束与电磁高斯-谢尔模型光束相干度的差别减小,并导致相干度的振荡和相位奇异现象消失.大气湍流使得相干性较好的部分相干电磁平顶光束的光谱跃变现象消失.     

大气湍流对部分相干电磁平顶光束传输的影响

基于相干性和偏振性统一理论,采用Rytov相位结构函数平方近似推导出了部分相干电磁平顶光束在湍流大气中传输的偏振度、相干度和光谱强度公式,并研究了湍流对其传输特性的影响.研究表明,偏振度和相干度与源光谱的带宽无关.大气湍流使得不同阶数的部分相干电磁平顶光束的偏振度经长程传输后均趋于其初始值.大气湍流使得部分相干电磁平顶光束与电磁高斯一谢尔模型光束相干度的差别减小,并导致相干度的振荡和相位奇异现象消失.大气湍流使得相干性较好的部分相干电磁平顸光束的光谱跃变现象消失.     

Propagation of astigmatic stochastic electromagnetic beams in oceanic turbulence

In this paper, we investigate the characteristics of astigmatic stochastic electromagnetic beams through oceanic turbulence. Taking the electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model (GSM) beam as an example, the analytic expressions for the spectral density and the spectral degree of polarization of the beam propagating the oceanic turbulence are derived. It is indicated that the spectral density along the z-axis of the GSM beam in the oceanic turbulence is severely influenced by the source correlation properties, as well as by the sea-related parameters. We show that the characteristics of the spectral density along the x-axis, y-axis and z-axis of astigmatic electromagnetic GSM beams passing through the oceanic turbulence are qualitatively different. Furthermore, we find that as the astigmatic coefficient becomes larger, the maximum value of the spectral density along the z-axis increases rapidly and the width of the spectral density becomes shorter rapidly. Finally, the results have shown that different strengths of astigmatism have different effects on the spectral degree of polarization.     

Spreading of spatially partially coherent polychromatic beams in atmospheric turbulence

Taking the polychromatic Gaussian Schell-model (GSM) beam as a typical example of spatially partially coherent polychromatic beams, the spreading of polychromatic GSM beams in atmospheric turbulence is studied. The mean-squared width of polychromatic GSM beams in turbulence is derived by using the effective source and the strong fluctuation models. It is shown that the same result is obtained using both the models. The diffraction, atmospheric turbulence and beam polychroism result in a spreading of polychromatic GSM beams. If the scaling law fails, the spreading of polychromatic GSM beams increases with increasing bandwidth Γ, but the influence of Γ on the spreading of polychromatic GSM beams becomes small as the structure constant C_n² of the refractive index and spatial correlation parameter α increase. The spreading of polychromatic GSM beams increases as C_n² increases and α decreases. Spatially partially coherent polychromatic beams are less sensitive to the effects of atmospheric turbulence than spatially fully coherent polychromatic beams.     

Effects of multi-Schell beams on orbital angular momentum of entangled signal photons in low-order turbulence aberration channels

We model the detection and crosstalk probability of orbital angular momentum (OAM) states of the entangled signal photon in the Kolmogorov channels of the low-order turbulence aberrations and by the Rytov approximation. The results show that lower OAM mode number of signal photons and larger sub-beam number of multi-Gaussian Schell-model pump beam, the less susceptible of the detection probability of the signal photon to spatial coherence of source and turbulence aberrations is achieved. The maximum crosstalk probability is decrease as the decreasing of the sub-beam number of multi-Gaussian Schell-model. Enlarging OAM difference value or decreasing sub-beam number of multi-Gaussian Schell-model pump beam results in a lower crosstalk probability of the OAM of entangled signal photons.     

部分相干电磁光束在湍流介质中传输的偏振变化

 从推广的惠更斯-菲涅尔原理出发,推导出了部分相干电磁光束的偏振态在湍流介质中传输的表达式。并以电磁高斯-谢尔模型(EGSM)光束为例,研究了湍流对电磁高斯-谢尔模型光束偏振态的影响。研究结果表明,对于轴上点,湍流介质的折射率结构常数越大,偏振度趋于最大值的速度越快,达到的最大值越小;光斑越大,偏振度达到最大值的位置离光源越远,在光斑增大的过程中,偏振度所达到的极大值会先增大后减小,最后保持与光源相同的偏振度不变。对于轴外点,一个固定的z,光的偏振度随着离轴距离的增大而逐渐下降,并最终等于零。折射率结构常数越大,偏振度随离轴距离的增大而下降得越缓慢;光斑越大,偏振度随离轴距离的增大下降得越快。     

Propagation of the off-axis superposition of partially coherent beams through atmospheric turbulence

The propagation properties of the off-axis superposition of partially coherent beams through atmospheric turbulence and their beam quality in terms of the mean-squared beam width w(z) and the power in the bucket (PIB) are studied in detail, where the effects of partial coherence, off-axis beam superposition and atmospheric turbulence are considered. The analytical expressions for the intensity, the beam width and the PIB are derived, and illustrative examples are given numerically. It is shown that the maximum intensity I_max and the PIB decrease and w(z) increases as the refraction index structure constant C_n² increases. Therefore, the turbulence results in a degradation of the beam quality. However, the resulting partially coherent beam with a smaller value of spatial correlation parameter γ and larger values of separate distance x_d and beam number M is less affected by the turbulence than that with a larger value of γ and smaller values of x_d and M. The main results obtained in this paper are explained physically.     

Effect of Non-Kolmogorov Turbulence on the Spreading of Polychromatic Partially Coherent Hermite–Gaussian Array Beams

Based on the extended Huygens–Fresnel principle, we derive an analytical expression for the beam width of polychromatic partially coherent Hermite-Gaussian array (PPCHGA) beams propagating through non-Kolmogorov turbulence and study in detail the effect of bandwidth, array parameters, and non-Kolmogorov turbulence on the beam-width spreading. We show that the beam width of PPCHGA beams increases with increase in the bandwidth, beam number, and relative distance of beam separation. The spreading of polychromatic array beams with increasing generalized exponent parameter is smaller than that of monochromatic array beams under the same conditions. The results are illustrated by numerical examples.     

Changes in the spectrum and polarization of polychromatic partially coherent electromagnetic beams in the turbulent atmosphere

The polychromatic partially coherent electromagnetic Cosh-Gaussian (EChG) beam is introduced and taken as a typical example of polychromatic partially coherent electromagnetic beams. Based on the unified theory of coherence and polarization, the expressions for the spectrum and the degree of polarization of polychromatic partially coherent EChG beams in the turbulent atmosphere are derived, and the conditions for keeping polarization invariance and for determining the position where the degree of polarization becomes zero along the propagation path are also given. It is shown that the normalized spectrum is close to the normalized source spectrum due to turbulence. The reasonable physical explanation of spectral shift is given. On the other hand, the bandwidth does not affect the degree of polarization, and the degree of polarization tends to the value at the source plane due to turbulence in the long-propagation distance limit. The spectrum and polarization of polychromatic electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model (EGSM) beams and electromagnetic Gaussian (EG) beams in turbulence are treated as special cases of polychromatic partially coherent EChG beams.     

Average spreading of a linear Gaussian–Schell model beam array in non-Kolmogorov turbulence

The average spreading of a linear Gaussian–Schell model (GSM) beam array in non-Kolmogorov turbulence is studied, where the coherent combination is considered. The effects of the beam number, the separation distance between two adjacent beams and the generalized exponent on the root-mean-square (rms) beam width are investigated. The results indicate that the rms beam width in non-Kolmogorov turbulence is different from that in Kolmogorov turbulence, and there is an optimum beam number that leads to a minimum beam width. Further, the beam width can reach the minimum value by adopting the optimum separation distance, which decreases with the increase of beam number. Besides, the partially coherent beam array is less sensitive to the atmospheric turbulence than the fully coherent one.     

Propagation properties of partially coherent Laguerre-Gaussian beams in turbulent atmosphere

To study the propagation properties of partially coherent Laguerre-Gaussian (PLG) beams through turbulent atmosphere, the analytical formulas are derived for the angular width and the beam-propagation factor (M²-factor) of PLG beams by using the extended Huygens-Fresnel principle and the second-order moments of the Wigner distribution function (WDF). The corresponding numerical results are also calculated. When propagation distance increases, the angular width is found to spread faster for PLG beams with higher beam order, smaller correlation length and bigger structure constant The angular width of PLG beams decreases with increase in waist width (w₀).The M²-factor of PLG beams with higher beam order and smaller correlation length is less affected by turbulence with increase in propagation distance. The propagation properties of the M²-factor for PLG beams with the smaller structure constant are better than that with bigger structure constant . The M²-factor of PLG beams decreases with increase in the wavelength λ, and it is also less affected by turbulence for beams with higher order and smaller correlation length. Furthermore, for the PLG beams with the same beam order, the angular width and the M²-factor keep invariable in free space.     

部分相干Airy光束在湍流大气中传输时的偏振特性

研究了部分相干Airy光束在湍流大气中传输时的偏振特性,偏振保持度作为衡量偏振传输效果的一个重要参数.结果表明:部分相干Airy光束在湍流大气中传输足够远时,其偏振度会变回到初始值;而在自由空间中传输,光束的偏振度会保持在某一个特定值;在湍流大气中,当光束传输距离不是很远时,光束对称轴上的偏振度分布为Airy函数,但是当传输足够远时,该偏振度分布逐渐趋向于类高斯状;光束的束腰半径越大,相干长度越长,越有利于光束传输后偏振的保持;存在一个指数截断因子,使得光束的偏振保持度很差.这些结论对于Airy光束在通信领域中的应用具有重要的意义.