Journals and Proceedings ? Brought to you by The Optical Society

Journal of the Optical Society of America A

Journal of the Optical Society of America A

| JOSA A: OPTICS, IMAGE SCIENCE, AND VISION

  • Editor: Stephen A. Burns
  • Vol. 26, Iss. 9 — Sep. 1, 2009
  • pp: 1945–1953

Optics InfoBase > JOSA A > Volume 26 > Issue 9 > Page 1945

Propagation of spatial coherence in fast pulses

Robert W. Schoonover, Brynmor J. Davis, Randy A. Bartels, and P. Scott Carney

JOSA A, Vol. 26, Issue 9, pp. 1945-1953        doi:10.1364/JOSAA.26.001945

» View Full Text: Acrobat PDF (756 KB)

  • OCIS Codes:
  • (030.0030) Coherence and statistical optics : Coherence and statistical optics
  • (260.1960) Physical optics : Diffraction theory
  • (320.7120) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast phenomena
ToC Category:
Ultrafast Optics

Citation
Robert W. Schoonover, Brynmor J. Davis, Randy A. Bartels, and P. Scott Carney, "Propagation of spatial coherence in fast pulses," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 26, 1945-1953 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-26-9-1945

Click for help

Abstract

Diffraction and interferometry with fast pulses are analyzed for the case that the fields are partially correlated in time and in space. This generalizes a previous work [Schoonover, J. Mod. Opt.55, 1541(2008)], where only the temporal correlations of pulsed fields were considered in a Young's interferometer. The meaning of the interferograms is addressed for measurements taken in the near, Fresnel, and far zones of the source. It is shown that single-shot measurements cannot generally be used to infer statistical properties of the source, rather, data averaged over many pulses must be used.

© 2009 Optical Society of America

» View Full Text: Acrobat PDF (756 KB)

History
Original Manuscript: April 16, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: June 18, 2009
Published: August 14, 2009

References

Please [login to View References]

Author Affiliations

Randy A. Bartels

Colorado State University

Robert W. Schoonover, Brynmor J. Davis, P. Scott Carney

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Cited By

OSA is able to provide readers links to articles that cite this paper by participating in CrossRef's Cited-By Linking service. In addition to listing OSA journal articles that cite this paper, citing articles from other participating publishers will also be listed.

Click for help

 

OSA is a member of CrossRef.

CrossCheck Deposited



Advanced Search

Recent ToC Categories (Beta)

Browse Journals / Lookup Meetings

Browse by Journal and Year


   


Lookup Conference Papers

More News