MEASUREMENT OF COHERENCE AREA IN PARAMETRIC DOWNCONVERSION LUMINESCENCE

被引:35
作者
RIBEIRO, PHS [1 ]
MONKEN, CH [1 ]
BARBOSA, GA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ROCHESTER, DEPT PHYS & ASTRON, ROCHESTER, NY 14627 USA
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 03期
关键词
Argon - Crystals - Gas lasers - Lithium compounds - Luminescence;
D O I
10.1364/AO.33.000352
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The coherence area is measured in a simple Young's experiment using parametric downconversion light produced in a nonlinear crystal (LiIO3) pumped by a continuous argon-ion laser. The normalized mutual intensity or degree of coherence is obtained from the intensity distribution interference patterns and compared with a standard theory in which the light source behaves as a surface with infinitesimal uncorrelated emitters.
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页数:4
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