Wave-field phase singularities: Near-neighbor correlations and anticorrelations

Natalya Shvartsman, Isaac Freund

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Abstract

Near-neighbor phase singularities (vortices) in a random Gaussian wave field are shown to be extensively correlated or anticorrelated depending on the vortex parameter under consideration. In some instances these correlations extend out even to fourth-nearest neighbors. The correlations reflect an underlying, recently discovered universal sign principle and can be expected to be an important feature of all wave fields.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2710-2718
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision
Volume11
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994

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