This tutorial gives an overview of the use of the Wigner function as a tool for modeling optical
field propagation. Particular emphasis is placed on the spatial propagation of stationary …

The principles of amplitude and phase modulation of the spatial coherence of the optical
field are discussed. They are based on the modification of the phase-space diagram of the …

A novel description of interference and diffraction with fields in arbitrary states of spatial
coherence is introduced in the framework of the phase-space representation. The field is …

The free-space propagation of paraxial, partially coherent stationary fields can be described
in a simple and intuitive way through the use of the Wigner function. In this context, this …

The phase-space representation of the Fresnel-Fraunhofer diffraction of optical fields in any
state of spatial coherence is based on the marginal power spectrum carried by the spatial …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the concept of the optics of spatial coherence
wavelets. A theory is presented that is consistent with the second-order theory of spatial …

A theory of electromagnetic radiometry is built on the premise that the electromagnetic
generalised radiance has a tensor structure, represented by the electric, magnetic and …

Evidence of the physical existence of the spatial coherence moiré is obtained by confronting
numerical results with experimental results of spatially partial interference. Although it was …

A novel technique for designing specific shapes of power distributions is presented. It bases
on the modulation of the spatial coherence of the optical field in amplitude and phase. The …

The behavior of the marginal power spectrum as a two-channel-multiplexed hologram is
analyzed. Its “negative energies” make it quite different from the conventional holograms, ie …