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Metrology of Coherence and Polarization in Sight of Singular Optics

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This chapter considers new feasibilities for metrology of coherence and polarization of light fields and reviews novel approaches to singular optics from the point of view of researchers. New possible techniques are discussed that can be involved in the study and implementation of completely and partially coherent/polarized complex fields and that can be of use in optical correlation diagnostics. These considerations were inspired by revived attempts to develop generalized classical theory of partial coherence and partial polarization (Emil Wolf), as well as by achievements in quantum theory of optical coherence (for which Roy Jay Glauber was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2005).

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This work was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Grants No 0110U000188 and No 0111U000719.

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    Oleg V. Angelsky, Peter V. Polyanskii, Peter P. Maksimyak & Igor I. Mokhun

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Angelsky, O.V., Polyanskii, P.V., Maksimyak, P.P., Mokhun, I.I. (2013). Metrology of Coherence and Polarization in Sight of Singular Optics. In: Tuchin, V. (eds) Handbook of Coherent-Domain Optical Methods. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5176-1_2

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