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The integral of motion method and the density matrix formalism are used to describe the propagation of partially coherent radiation in slightly inhomogeneous media. Expressions for the parameters of partially coherent gaussian beams in media with general square-law refractive-index distributions are obtained using operator algebra. New equations for the correlation function are formulated and beam invariants are obtained.
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Krivoshlykov, S.G., Petrov, N.I. & Sissakian, I.N. Density-matrix formalism for partially coherent optical fields propagating in slightly inhomogeneous media. Opt Quant Electron 18, 253–264 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02029870
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