Ghost interference with partially coherent radiation

Yangjian Cai*, Shi Yao ZHU

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Abstract

Ghost interference with partially coherent radiation sources is studied using optical coherence theory. The visibility of the ghost interference fringes is strongly influenced by the transverse size and transverse coherence width of the source. An increase of the transverse source size leads to a decrease of the fringes' visibility. An increase of the transverse coherence results in an increase of the visibility. The difference between ghost interference formed with entangled photon pairs and with partially coherent light is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2716-2718
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume29
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2004

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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