Abstract
The moment generating function of the integrated light intensity of thermal radiation having multiple peak spectrum is obtained. Cases of two-peak and three-peak spectra where different peaks are in orthogonal states of polarisation are considered. The moment generating function is shown to be the product of two simpler generating functions.
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Trivedi, S.S., Mehta, C.L. Intensity fluctuations in thermal light with orthogonally polarised multiple-peak spectrum. Pramana - J. Phys. 14, 185–189 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02848241
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