Title :
Characterization of High-Frequency Surface Modulation Using the Transport-of-Intensity Equation
Author :
Dorrer, C. ; Zuegel, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Rochester
Abstract :
The transport-of-intensity equation is used to describe the influence of small-scale phase fluctuations present on the surface of optical elements, which can be characterized from the diffraction-induced modifications of the intensity of a coherent source.
Keywords :
fluctuations; light diffraction; coherent source; diffraction-induced modifications; high-frequency surface modulation; small-scale phase fluctuations; transport-of-intensity equation; Equations; Intensity modulation; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Phase measurement; Phase modulation; Surface emitting lasers; Surface reconstruction; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453085
