The coherence theory of random, vector-valued optical fields has been of great research
interest in recent years. In this work we formulate the foundations of electromagnetic …

Throughout optics and photonics, phase is normally controlled via an optical path difference.
Although much less common, an alternative means for phase control exists: a geometric …

The celebrated experiment of Thomas Young has had a tremendous historical influence by
revealing not only the wave character of light, but also by demonstrating the wave-particle …

In this study, a non-contact nonlinear Lamb wave mixing technique based on laser line-array
excitation is developed for microcrack detection in plate-like structures. Specifically, a pulsed …

A snapshot imaging Mueller matrix polarimeter (SIMMP) is theoretically described and
empirically demonstrated through simulation. Spatial polarization fringes are localized onto …

Biological samples continuously emit ultra-weak photon emission (UPE, or “biophotons”)
which stems from electronic excited states generated chemically during oxidative …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare three optical coherence tomography
(OCT) modalities in the observation of anterior chamber angle structures; trabecular …

By exploiting polarization correlations of light from a broadband fiber-based amplified
spontaneous emission source we succeed in reconstructing a hidden polarization in a ghost …

The Chapter is devoted to consideration of metrological aspects of intrinsically
interconnected characteristics of light fields, such as intensity, polarization and coherence …

When a Young's interferometer is fed by an electromagnetic beam, fringes of low, or even
zero, visibility do not necessarily indicate lack of correlation between two typical field …