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Frontiers in Optics

Unified Theory of Coherence and Polarization and Some of Its Applications

E. Wolf

Published Jan 1, 2007• 0 citations
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Abstract

An account will be given of the unified theory of coherence and polarization formulated not long ago. It will be illustrated by examples which reveal the close relationship between the two phenomena. © 2007 Optical Society of America.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2007.ftuh1

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