https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap:2005082
Scattering of low coherence radiation and applications
1
G.R. Harrison Spectroscopy Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
2
College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Corresponding author: adogariu@mail.ucf.edu
Received:
30
March
2005
Revised:
12
September
2005
Accepted:
6
October
2005
Published online:
13
December
2005
In an effort to understand complex scattering phenomena, characteristics of optical waves such as polarization, angular spectrum, and temporal coherence have been extensively studied. In this article we will review several applications where the coherence properties of broad-band radiation offer unique sensing and diagnostic capabilities.
PACS: 42.25.-p – Wave optics / 42.25.Kb – Coherence / 42.25.Dd – Wave propagation in random media / 42.25.Hz – Interference
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