Influence of longitudinal spatial coherence on the signal of a scanning interferometer
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- 1 April 2004
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 29 (7) , 667-669
Abstract
The physical conditions for observing the longitudinal spatial coherence of light of an extended thermal source in interference experiments are defined. For experimental verification of these conditions a Michelson interferometer with a longitudinal scanning mirror was used. The influence of the longitudinal spatial coherence of thermal light on a fringe envelope is demonstrated experimentally.Keywords
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