Superoscillatory behavior in partially coherent fields

Abstract

Superoscillations are oscillations of a wavefield that are locally higher than the bandlimit of the field. Superoscillations have to date been studied primarily in coherent wavefields; here we look at superoscillations that appear in the phase of the correlation function in partially coherent fields. It is shown that a decrease in spatial coherence can in some cases strengthen the superoscillatory behavior, and in others decrease it. Superoscillations are studied in a number of model partially coherent fields, and the influence of coherence on each model is considered.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 02, 2021
Source ID
10.1088/2040-8986/ac01f7

Entities

People

  • Greg Gbur
  • Joseph Mays

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.