Generalized Huygens–Fresnel diffraction integral for misaligned asymmetric
first-order optical systems and decentered anisotropic Gaussian Schell-model
beams
Received January 29, 2001; revised manuscript received July 19, 2001;
accepted July 19, 2001
Abstract
The generalized Huygens–Fresnel diffraction integral for misaligned
asymmetric first-order optical systems is derived by using the canonical
operator method, which enables us to study propagation properties of
anisotropic Gaussian Schell-model (AGSM) beams through misaligned asymmetric
first-order optical systems. It is shown that under the action of misaligned
asymmetric first-order optical systems AGSM beams do not preserve the closed
property. Therefore generalized partially coherent anisotropic Gaussian
Schell-model beams called decentered anisotropic Gaussian Schell-model
(DAGSM) beams are introduced, and AGSM beams can be regarded as a special
case of DAGSM beams.
? 2002 Optical Society of America
OCIS codes: 260.1960, 050.1940, 350.5500.