Abstract
An optical technique is described which is capable of compensating the effects of imperfect spatial coherent illumination on the performance of a modified Mach-Zehnder spectrum analyzer. Methods for experimentally determining the complex mutual coherence function of the illumination using the analyzer are also described. The addition to the system of a calibrated phase shifter controlled by a minicomputer is proposed, which permits the spectral amplitude and phase to be determined automatically in real time.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1951-1954 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Applied Optics |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1981 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Engineering (miscellaneous)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering