Abstract

Some properties of the higher-order coherence functions of optical fields are reviewed. A few experiments on light, beat, and interference are discussed by using the fourth-order coherence functions. The higher-order coherence functions of the amplitude-stabilized laser are derived by assuming the gaussian process for the phase fluctuations.

© 1968 Optical Society of America

Coherence Properties of Optical Fields. II. Study of Experiments Described by Fourth-Order Coherence Functions

E. Boileau and B. Picinbono
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 58(9) 1238-1244 (1968)

Propagation of the Fourth-Order Coherence Function in a Random Medium*

T. L. Ho and M. J. Beran
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 58(10) 1335-1341 (1968)

Propagation of Higher-Order Coherence Functions in Random Media*

J. W. Strohbehn
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 60(5) 674-677 (1970)

Detectability of Coherent Optical Signals in a Heterodyne Receiver

Carl W. Helstrom
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(3) 353-361 (1967)

Optical Properties and Reflectance of Uniaxial Absorbing Crystals*

L. P. Mosteller and F. Wooten
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 58(4) 511-518 (1968)