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 …

In the paraxial regime of Newtonian optics, propagation of an ensemble of rays is
represented by a symplectic ABCD transfer matrix defined on a reduced phase space. Here …

Malus' law, Fresnel–Arago interference laws and Stokes parameters are analyzed in the
framework of the tensor theory of the electromagnetic spatial coherence wavelets. It is …

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 …

The phase-space representation of interference based on the marginal power spectrum
gives new insight on interference, enlarging its potential applications by means of the …

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 …

The phase-space representation of stationary random electromagnetic fields is developed
by using electromagnetic spatial coherence wavelets. The propagation of the field's power …

We discuss Young's experiment with electromagnetic random fields at arbitrary states of
coherence and polarization within the framework of the electric spatial coherence wavelets …

The phase-space representation of electromagnetic radiometry is founded on the
electromagnetic generalized radiance tensors, which allow overcoming the limitations due …