Title :
Speckle free laser imaging
Author :
Redding, B. ; Choma, M.A. ; Cao, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
Abstract :
Speckle and related coherent artifacts limit the use of lasers for imaging, despite their potential advantages (i.e. brightness). We demonstrate speckle-free laser imaging using a random laser designed to produce spatially incoherent emission.
Keywords :
laser beam applications; laser beams; light coherence; optical images; coherent artifacts; random laser; spatially incoherent emission; speckle free laser imaging; Imaging; Laser applications; Lighting; Scattering; Spatial coherence; Speckle;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
