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Monte Carlo Green’s function formalism for the propagation of partially coherent light

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Abstract

We present a Monte Carlo-derived Green’s function for the propagation of partially spatially coherent fields. This Green’s function, which is derived by sampling Huygens–Fresnel wavelets, can be used to propagate fields through an optical system and to compute first- and second-order field statistics directly. The concept is illustrated for a cylindrical f/1 imaging system. A Gaussian copula is used to synthesize realizations of a Gaussian Schell-model field in the pupil plane. Physical optics and Monte Carlo predictions are made for the first- and second-order statistics of the field in the vicinity of the focal plane for a variety of source coherence conditions. Excellent agreement between the physical optics and Monte Carlo predictions is demonstrated in all cases. This formalism can be generally employed to treat the interaction of partially coherent fields with diffracting structures.

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