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Characterization of a low-speckle laser line generator |
Applied Optics, Vol. 51, Issue 20, pp. 4818-4826 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.51.004818
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Abstract
The goal of our investigation is to design a low-speckle laser line generator based on partial spatially coherent laser light. Low speckle is achieved by exploiting a regime of strongly reduced spatial coherence of a broad-area vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser, which is used as the line generator’s light source. A comparative experimental study of different optical configurations is conducted, leading to the design of an optimal optical system. The results of our study are also valid for other sources of partial spatially coherent emission.
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OCIS Codes
(030.1640) Coherence and statistical optics : Coherence
(030.6140) Coherence and statistical optics : Speckle
(140.3300) Lasers and laser optics : Laser beam shaping
(140.5960) Lasers and laser optics : Semiconductor lasers
(140.7260) Lasers and laser optics : Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
ToC Category:
Imaging Systems
History
Original Manuscript: March 16, 2012
Revised Manuscript: May 10, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: May 12, 2012
Published: July 9, 2012
Citation
Gordon Craggs, Youri Meuret, Jan Danckaert, and Guy Verschaffelt, "Characterization of a low-speckle laser line generator," Appl. Opt. 51, 4818-4826 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-51-20-4818
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