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Speckle contrast for superposed speckle patterns created by rotating the orientation of laser polarization |
JOSA A, Vol. 29, Issue 10, pp. 2074-2079 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.29.002074
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Abstract
For a rough diffuser that fully depolarizes a linearly polarized laser, the speckle contrast of a fully developed speckle image can be reduced from 1 to 0.5 by polarization diversity. This reduction is achieved by rotating an
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OCIS Codes
(030.6140) Coherence and statistical optics : Speckle
(110.1650) Imaging systems : Coherence imaging
(290.5855) Scattering : Scattering, polarization
ToC Category:
Scattering
History
Original Manuscript: May 24, 2012
Revised Manuscript: July 30, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: August 12, 2012
Published: September 7, 2012
Citation
Zhaomin Tong and Xuyuan Chen, "Speckle contrast for superposed speckle patterns created by rotating the orientation of laser polarization," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 29, 2074-2079 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-29-10-2074
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