RT Journal Article T1 Evolution of coherence singularities of Schell-model beams A1 Rodrigo Martín-Romo, José Augusto A1 Alieva Krasheninnikova, Tatiana AB We show that the propagation of the widely used Schell-model partially coherent light can be easily understood using the ambiguity function. This approach is especially beneficial for the analysis of the mutual intensity of Schell-model beams (SMBs), which are associated with stable coherent beams such as Laguerre-, Hermite-, and Ince-Gaussian. We study the evolution of the coherence singularities during the SMB propagation. It is demonstrated that the distance of singularity formation depends on the coherence degree of the input beam. Moreover, it is proved that the shape, position, and number of singularity curves in far field are defined by the associated coherent beam. PB Optical Society of America SN 0146-9592 YR 2015 FD 2015-08-01 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/24176 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/24176 LA eng NO © 2015 Optical Society of America. Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad is acknowledged for funding the project TEC2014-57394-P and FIS2013-46475-C3-1-P. NO Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO), España DS Docta Complutense RD 10 may 2025