We investigate the measurement of a thin sample's optical thickness using the transport of
intensity equation (TIE) and demonstrate a version of the TIE, valid for partially coherent …

Publisher Summary The general framework of optical coherence theory is now well
established and has been described in numerous publications. This chapter provides an …

A new method for beamline simulation combining ray-tracing and wavefront propagation is
described. TheHybrid Method'computes diffraction effects when the beam is clipped by an …

A general theoretical approach based on the decomposition of statistical fields into a sum of
independently propagating transverse modes was used for the analysis of the coherence …

Transport-of-intensity and transport-of-spectrum equations are derived using the coherent
mode decomposition for paraxial fields having an arbitrary state of coherence. We give a …

We present a Monte Carlo-derived Green's function for the propagation of partially spatially
coherent fields. This Green's function, which is derived by sampling Huygens-Fresnel …

The modal expansion of a class of stochastic spherical scalar sources is studied. At the
surface of these sources the cross-spectral density is assumed to be homogeneous, in the …

The context of this thesis is the study of the partial coherence in synchrotron beams
produced by ultra low emittance storage rings, like the ESRF-EBS ring under construction …

Advances at SR sources in the generation of nanofocused beams with a high degree of
transverse coherence call for effective techniques to simulate the propagation of partially …

We present a method for the propagation of partially coherent radiation using coherent
mode decomposition and wavefront propagation. The radiation field is decomposed into a …