2013
DOI: 10.1364/ol.38.004350
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Holographic spatial coherence analysis of a laser

Abstract: We show that the second-order coherent-mode representation of a stationary quasi-monochromatic scalar light beam can be experimentally characterized by dual-mode holographic interference using an arbitrary basis. Analysis of the laser beam emitted from a stable spherical mirror cavity, using a mismatched Hermite-Gaussian basis, recovered the profiles and powers of a set of cavity modes with the expected spot size, including a hybrid of frequency degenerate modes. Observed near- and far-field irradiance transve… Show more

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“…9 Experimentally significantly simpler procedures to directly measure the CSD of a light source are based on, e.g., the determination of corresponding phase-space functions, such as the Wigner-distribution function, 10 wavefront sensing, 11 or holography. 12 As we will show in the following, with a certain level of a priori knowledge about the light source, such as the resonator design, the measurement of the beam propagation ratio M 2 may already be sufficient for an accurate estimation of Γ.…”
Section: The Laser Sourcementioning
confidence: 97%
“…9 Experimentally significantly simpler procedures to directly measure the CSD of a light source are based on, e.g., the determination of corresponding phase-space functions, such as the Wigner-distribution function, 10 wavefront sensing, 11 or holography. 12 As we will show in the following, with a certain level of a priori knowledge about the light source, such as the resonator design, the measurement of the beam propagation ratio M 2 may already be sufficient for an accurate estimation of Γ.…”
Section: The Laser Sourcementioning
confidence: 97%