Propagation of Higher-Order Coherence Functions in Optically Lossy Media

1 October 1967

journal article
Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America

Vol. 57 (10) , 1176-1179
https://doi.org/10.1364/josa.57.001176

Abstract

In this paper we extend the calculation of the propagation of the mutual power spectrum, Γ⌃(x1,x2,ν), for nonlinear dielectrics to the case of optically lossy media. In particular, in the quasi-monochromatic limit, the dependence of the mutual coherence function of the second harmonic wave on the full fourth-order coherence of the incoming radiant flux is discussed. An experiment utilizing this phenomenon is suggested.

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