Statistical Optics and Coherence

1. Introduction to elementary coherence and statistical phenomena of wave optics
2. Mathematical preliminaries and methods
3. First-order coherence phenomenon of light
4. Second-order coherence phenomenon of light
5. Elementary theory of polarization of stochastic electromagnetic beams
6. Radiation from sources of different states of coherence
7. Advanced topics and applications of statistical optics and coherence of light

7.1 Coherence effects in scattering

7.2 Higher-order coherence effects

7.3 Unified theory of polarization and coherence

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