Connection between electric and magnetic coherence in free electromagnetic fields

T. Jouttenus, T. Setälä, M. Kaivola, and A. T. Friberg
Phys. Rev. E 72, 046611 – Published 26 October 2005

Abstract

We introduce quantitative measures for the description of the electric and magnetic coherence in a stationary, random electromagnetic field at two points, in a volume, and in the Fourier space. These quantities are applied to free electromagnetic fields, and several theorems regarding the relationship between the two types of coherences in such fields are established. Fields which are statistically homogeneous, and those which, in addition, are statistically isotropic are considered separately. Furthermore, the connection between the electric and magnetic coherence is exemplified for some specific statistically homogeneous fields.

  • Received 31 March 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.72.046611

©2005 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

T. Jouttenus, T. Setälä*, and M. Kaivola

  • Department of Engineering Physics and Mathematics, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 3500, FI-02015 HUT, Finland

A. T. Friberg

  • Department of Microelectronics and Information Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-164 40 Kista, Sweden

  • *FAX: +358 9 451 3155. Email address: Tero.Setala@hut.fi

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Vol. 72, Iss. 4 — October 2005

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