Coherence Theory

Coherence Theory is a formal framework in wave optics that characterizes the statistical properties of optical fields to determine the degree to which electromagnetic waves maintain a fixed phase relationship, enabling the analysis of interference phenomena in interferometry.

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1.6K

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2017–2026

91

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1.6K

  1. EW
    E. Wolf

    University of Rochester, United States

    28 publications · 2.2K citations

    23

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  2. AT
    Ari T. Friberg

    University of Eastern Finland, Finland

    37 publications · 1.7K citations

    23

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  3. EW
    Emil Wolf

    University of Rochester, United States

    33 publications · 3.2K citations

    20

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  4. TS
    Tero Setälä

    University of Eastern Finland, Finland

    21 publications · 1.1K citations

    16

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  5. OK
    Olga Korotkova

    University of Miami, United States

    13 publications · 403 citations

    13

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  1. Optics Letters

    66 publications · 4.8K citations

    32

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  2. Journal of the Optical Society of America

    JOSA · 41 publications · 3.6K citations

    29

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  3. Journal of the Optical Society of America A

    60 publications · 2.8K citations

    27

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  4. Physical Review A

    PRA · 27 publications · 1.6K citations

    22

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  5. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 26 publications · 2.6K citations

    21

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