Abstract
It is shown that the spectral degree of polarization rho(r, omega) of a fluctuating electromagnetic beam which is completely coherent throughout a domain D is necessarily the same at every point in D. It can take on any value in the range 0 < or = rho < or = 1. In particular, the fully coherent beam can be completely polarized or completely unpolarized throughout D.
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