Title :
Temporal coherence loss due to dynamic scattering of laser light
Author :
Swanson, N.L. ; VanWinkle, D.H.
Author_Institution :
Coastal Syst. Station, Panama City, FL, USA
Abstract :
The physical mechanisms which cause loss of coherence in scattered light are currently under investigation. It has been shown that laser light scattered by a water column loses temporal coherence as a function of optical density. In this paper the results of measurement of the coherence loss due to radiative broadening are reported
Keywords :
laser beams; light coherence; light scattering; dynamic scattering; laser light; optical density; physical mechanisms; radiative broadening; scattered light; temporal coherence loss; water column; Atomic measurements; Fabry-Perot; Frequency; Laser theory; Light scattering; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Rayleigh scattering;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '93. Engineering in Harmony with Ocean. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1385-2
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1993.326180
