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Based on the coherence theory of diffracted optical field and the model for partially coherent beams, analytical expressions for the cross-spectral density and the irradiance spectral density in the far zone are derived, respectively. Utilizing the theoretical model of radiation from secondary planar sources, the physical conditions for sources generating a cosh-Gaussian (CHG) beam are investigated. Analytical results demonstrate that the parametric conditions strongly depend on the coherence property of sources. When almost coherence property is satisfied in the source plane, the conditions are the same as those for fundamental Gaussian beams; when partial coherence or almost incoherence property is satisfied in the spatial source plane, the conditions are the same as those for Gaussian-Schell model beams. The results also indicate that the variance of cosine parameters has no influence on the conditions. Our results may provide potential applications for some investigations such as the modulations of cosh-Gaussian beams and the designs of source beam parameters.
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Li, J. Physical conditions for sources radiating a cosh-Gaussian model beam. Optoelectron. Lett. 7, 308–312 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11801-011-0145-5
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