Phase singularities of the coherence functions in Young's interference pattern

被引：137
作者：
Schouten, HF
Gbur, G
Visser, TD
Wolf, E
机构：
[1] Free Univ Amsterdam, Dept Phys & Astron, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
[2] Univ Rochester, Dept Phys & Astron, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
[3] Univ Rochester, Inst Opt, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 2003年 / 28卷 / 12期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.28.000968
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We analyze the coherence properties of a partially coherent field emerging from two pinholes in an opaque screen and show that the spectral degree of coherence possesses phase singularities on certain surfaces in the region of superposition. To our knowledge, this is the first illustration of the singular behavior of the spectral degree of coherence, and the results extend the field of singular optics to the study of phase singularities of correlation functions. (C) 2003 Optical Society of America.
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页码：968 / 970
页数：3
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