Abstract
For Gaussian–Schell beam propagation through complex matrix optical systems, it is shown that, in some particular cases, an ℬ transformation law for the Wigner distribution function holds. For these situations, invariant quantities for the Gaussian–Schell beam propagation can be defined analogous to the real matrix case.
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