Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics

Statistics of photocounts of modulated radiation and coherence of field in optical waveguides

Sherzod Shukhratovich Abdullaev, Ag T Mirzaev, As T Mirzaev, A V Khaĭdarov

Published Dec 31, 1982• 1 citation

Abstract

A brief review is given of the statistical theory of detection of modulated optical radiation and of the theory of propagation of partly coherent waves in optical waveguides.

DOI: 10.1070/qe1982v012n12abeh006308

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