DocumentCode
2669023
Title
Direct measurement of spatial coherence of light in Wigner representation
Author
Mukamel, E. ; Banaszek, Konrad ; Walmsley, I.A. ; Dorrer, C.
Author_Institution
Clarendon Lab., Oxford Univ., UK
fYear
2003
fDate
6-6 June 2003
Abstract
Summary form only given. We demonstrate experimentally a novel technique for characterizing transverse spatial coherence using the Wigner function, based on area-integrated detection of interference between a pair of rotated and displaced replicas of the input beam.
Keywords
Wigner distribution; light coherence; light interference; Wigner representation; interference detection; spatial coherence; transverse spatial coherence; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical optical imaging; Interference; Mirrors; Optical beams; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optimized production technology; Radiation detectors; Spatial coherence;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-749-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2003.238207
Filename
1276221
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