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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300404703321

Autore

Cámara Alejandro

Titolo

Optical Beam Characterization via Phase-Space Tomography / / by Alejandro Cámara

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-19980-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (123 p.)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053

Disciplina

535

Soggetti

Optics

Electrodynamics

Lasers

Photonics

Spectroscopy

Microscopy

Classical Electrodynamics

Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices

Spectroscopy and Microscopy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Doctoral Thesis accepted by the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Phase-space Optics -- Radon-Wigner Display -- Separable Beams -- Rotationally Symmetric Beams -- General Beams -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This thesis focuses on the fundamental problem of characterising partially coherent beams. The book describes several non-interferometric methods based on phase-space tomography for recovering the spatial coherence information of optical beams.   In the context of optical beams, partially coherent light provides numerous advantages over coherent light. From microscopy to optical communications, there are many disciplines that benefit from using partially coherent beams. However, their range of applications currently remains limited due to the complexity of extracting information. In



addition to providing a feasible experimental solution for the general case, the book explores several situations in which beam symmetries are exploited to simplify the information extraction process. Each characterisation method is accompanied by a corresponding theoretical explanation and a thorough description of experimental examples.