Date of Award
3-26-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
First Advisor
Milo W. Hyde, PhD.
Abstract
The purpose of this research effort is to experimentally generate an electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam from two coherent linearly polarized plane waves. The approach uses a sequence of mutually correlated random phase screens on phase-only liquid crystal spatial light modulators at the source plane. The phase screens are generated using a published relationship between the screen parameters and the desired electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model source parameters. The approach is verified by comparing the experimental results with published theory and numerical simulation results. This work enables the design of an electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model source with prescribed coherence and polarization properties.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-ENG-MS-15-M-058
DTIC Accession Number
ADA622115
Recommended Citation
Gridley, Matthew J., "Experimental Method of Generating Electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model Beams" (2015). Theses and Dissertations. 29.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/29