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Propagation of radially polarized beams in the oceanic turbulence

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Based on the extended Huygens–Fresnel principle and the unified theory of coherence and polarization of light, we investigate the propagation properties of a radially polarized beam through turbulent ocean. Analytic formulae for the spectral density, the spectral degree of polarization, and the beam characteristics of such a beam on propagation are discussed. It is shown that under the influence of oceanic turbulence, the radially polarized beam will change to a partially polarized one and the beam profile will approach to a Gaussian distribution.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (11274273, 11074219 and 10874150) and the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (R1090168).

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Tang, M., Zhao, D. Propagation of radially polarized beams in the oceanic turbulence. Appl. Phys. B 111, 665–670 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-013-5394-5

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