Phase singularities of the coherence functions in Young’s interference pattern
Optics Letters, Vol. 28, Issue 12, pp. 968-970 (2003)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.28.000968
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Abstract
We analyze the coherence properties of a partially coherent field emerging from two pinholes in an opaque screen and show that the spectral degree of coherence possesses phase singularities on certain surfaces in the region of superposition. To our knowledge, this is the first illustration of the singular behavior of the spectral degree of coherence, and the results extend the field of singular optics to the study of phase singularities of correlation functions.
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OCIS Codes
(030.1640) Coherence and statistical optics : Coherence
(050.1940) Diffraction and gratings : Diffraction
Citation
Hugo F. Schouten, Greg Gbur, Taco D. Visser, and Emil Wolf, "Phase singularities of the coherence functions in Young’s interference pattern," Opt. Lett. 28, 968-970 (2003)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-28-12-968
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