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Coherence and radiometry*
Abstract
Recent researches have revealed that there exists an intimate connection between radiometry and the theory of partial coherence. In this paper a review is presented of some of these developments. After a brief discussion of various models for energy transport in optical fields and of some of the basic concepts of the classical theory of optical coherence, the following topics are discussed: the foundations of radiometry, the coherence properties of Lambertian sources, and the relationship between the state of coherence of a source and the directionality of the light that the source generates. Some very recent work is also described which reveals that certain sources that are spatially highly incoherent in a global sense will generate light that is just as directional as a laser beam.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wolf, E.
- Venue
- Journal of the Optical Society of America
- Publisher
- Optica Publishing Group
- Published
- 1978-01-01
- Volume
- 68
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 6
- ISSN
- 0030-3941 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2036384274
- Cited by
- 273
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 12.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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