Title :
Spatial and temporal coherence characterization of a smoothed laser beam
Author :
Surville, J. ; Videau, L. ; Rouyer, C. ; Montant, S. ; Sauteret, C.
Author_Institution :
Commissariat a l´´Energie Atomique, Centre d´´Etudes Sci. et Tech. d´´Aquitaine, Le Barp, France
Abstract :
We present a new method for measuring coherence characteristics of the speckles obtained with a smoothed laser. This technique allows us to measure both spatial transverse and temporal characteristics, of hot spots by spatial autocorrelation.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; laser beams; light coherence; speckle; hot spots; smoothed laser beam; spatial autocorrelation; spatial coherence; speckles; temporal coherence;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
