Propagation of the optical Wigner function in random multiple-scattering media

Michael G. Raymer; Chung-Chieh Cheng

doi:10.1117/12.382048

14 April 2000 Propagation of the optical Wigner function in random multiple-scattering media

Proceedings Volume 3927, Optical Pulse and Beam Propagation II; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.382048
Event: Symposium on High-Power Lasers and Applications, 2000, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The transverse spatial coherence of light evolves as the light transverses a random, multiple-scattering medium. For near-forward scattering, the wave-transport process can be described by a wave-transport equation for the spatial- angular Wigner function of the light, which is related to the spatial coherence function. Using a novel variable-shear Sagnac interferometer, we measured the Wigner function of initially coherent light after propagation through a multiple-scattering medium. We find good agreement between the wave-transport theory and the experimental results.

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Michael G. Raymer and Chung-Chieh Cheng "Propagation of the optical Wigner function in random multiple-scattering media", Proc. SPIE 3927, Optical Pulse and Beam Propagation II, (14 April 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.382048

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