Effects of coherence on the degree of polarization in a young interference pattern.
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چکیده
Recent predictions concerning the relationship between the degree of polarization at a typical point of a Young interference pattern and the degree of coherence of the electromagnetic field at the pinholes are tested by a simple experiment. In particular, it is shown that light that is completely unpolarized at the pinholes can become partially polarized across the fringe pattern.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 31 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006