Interference of a pair of symmetric partially coherent beams

doi:10.1364/OE.18.004816

Optics Express

Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
Vol. 18, Iss. 5 — Mar. 1, 2010
pp: 4816–4828

Interference of a pair of symmetric partially coherent beams

E. E. García-Guerrero, E. R. Méndez, Zu-Han Gu, T. A. Leskova, and A. A. Maradudin »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 5, pp. 4816-4828 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.004816

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Abstract

We study theoretically and experimentally the interference of light produced by a pair of mutually correlated Schell-model sources. The spatial distributions of the fields produced by the two sources are inverted with respect to each other through their common center in the source plane. When the beams are in phase, a bright spot appears in the center of the spatial distribution of the beam intensity. When the beams have a phase shift ϕ = π, a dark spot appears in the center of the spatial distribution of the beam intensity. Experimental results that illustrate these results are included. Both bright and dark spots diverge more slowly with the increasing distance from the sources than the beam itself.

OCIS Codes
(030.1670) Coherence and statistical optics : Coherent optical effects
(140.3300) Lasers and laser optics : Laser beam shaping
(350.5500) Other areas of optics : Propagation

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Coherence and Statistical Optics

History
Original Manuscript: December 21, 2009
Revised Manuscript: February 2, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: February 12, 2010
Published: February 23, 2010

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E. E. García-Guerrero, E. R. Méndez, Zu-Han Gu, T. A. Leskova, and A. A. Maradudin, "Interference of a pair of symmetric partially coherent beams," Opt. Express 18, 4816-4828 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-18-5-4816

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