Accession Number:

AD0831598

Title:

DEGREES OF FREEDOM OF A MICROWAVE OR OPTICAL WAVEFRONT (DEGRES DE LIBERTE D'UNE SURFACE D'ONDE EN MICROONDE ET EN OPTIQUE).

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY BOSTON MA

Personal Author(s):

• Simon, J. C.

Report Date:

1966-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

10.0

Abstract:

The number of degrees of freedon of a surface S for incoherent radiation taking into account both polarizations was established on the basis of Jeans thermodynamic considerations n1 2pisLambda sq. The number of degrees of freedom of microwave radiation from a surface S coherent, polarized optics was also established using two different methods. This number is n 4pisNu sq. One should note that these two methods are related although the phase is not involved in incoherent radiation. The above considerations are applied to beams of limited spatial extent. Author

Descriptors:

• (*BEAMS(ELECTROMAGNETIC)
• PROPAGATION)
• BLACKBODY RADIATION
• MICROWAVES
• COHERENT RADIATION
• POLARIZATION
• PHASE
• DIAPHRAGMS(MECHANICS)
• INTEGRAL TRANSFORMS
• DIFFRACTION
• THEORY
• FRANCE

Subject Categories:

• Optics
• Radiofrequency Wave Propagation

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE