Controlling the Spatial Coherence of an Optical Source Using a Spatial Filter

Controlling the Spatial Coherence of an Optical Source Using a Spatial Filter

This paper presents the theory for controlling the spectral degree of coherence via spatial filtering. Starting with a quasi-homogeneous partially coherent source, the cross-spectral density function of the field at the output of the spatial filter is found by applying Fourier and statistical optics...

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Main Author: Milo W. Hyde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
coherence
fourier optics
spatial filtering
statistical optics
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/9/1465

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