The challenge of phase recovery from the experimentally available magnitude of the signal
appears in various fields of science and engineering. To prepare a broad framework and …

The van Cittert–Zernike theorem is extended to the vectorial regime based on spatial
averaging over the observation plane, and experimental demonstrations are presented. The …

We formulate the van Cittert–Zernike theorem for spatially incoherent partially polarized
sources in terms of the traditional polarization (one-point) Stokes parameters and the …

The two-point counterparts of the traditional Stokes parameters, which are called the
coherence Stokes parameters, have recently been extensively used for assessing the …

We address polarization coherence in terms of correlations of Stokes variables. We develop
an scalar polarization mutual coherence function that allows us to define a polarization …

We derive an expression for the far-zone scintillation index of electromagnetic beams that
are generated by quasi-homogeneous sources. By examining different types of sources, we …

The novel spatiotemporal optical coherence manipulation technique, which allows one to
tailor the second-order coherence properties of a light beam, is introduced. With the use of …

Within the first-order Born approximation, the spectrum of light generated by the scattering of
a partially coherent wave from a quasi-homogeneous (QH) medium is derived. In particular …

We derive expressions for the far-zone properties of electromagnetic beams generated by a
broad class of partially coherent sources, namely those of the quasi-homogeneous type. We …

We present the experimental observation of predictions of the extended generalized van
Cittert–Zernike theorem (eVCZT) for the cross-spectral density matrix of quasi …