%0 Journal Article
%T Degrees of cross-polarization of a partially coherent electromagnetic beam in uniaxial crystals
%A Jia Li
%A Yanru Chen
%A Qi Zhao
%A Muchun Zhou
%J Optica Applicata
%D 2010
%I 
%X Propagation of degrees of cross-polarization of a partially coherent electromagnetic beam in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis is investigated. Based on the paraxial theory of beams, analytical propagation formulas for degrees of cross-polarization are derived and analyses are illustrated by numerical examples. It is found that values of the degree of cross-polarization in uniaxial crystals fluctuate more rapidly with larger deviation of correlation length parameters (¦Äij ¨C ¦Äii), but show slight variation with larger ratio of refractive index (ne/n0) or incident beam wavelength. Results also show that sources with sufficient correlation length parameters generate invariable degree of cross-polarization in uniaxial crystals.
%K cross-polarization
%K uniaxial crystal
%K correlation length
%K refractive index
%U http://www.if.pwr.wroc.pl/~optappl/pdf/2010/no1/optappl_4001p93.pdf