Review Of Optical Coherence Effects In Instrument Design

George O. Reynolds; John B. DeVelis

doi:10.1117/12.957905

25 October 1979 Review Of Optical Coherence Effects In Instrument Design

George O. Reynolds, John B. DeVelis

Proceedings Volume 0194, Applications of Optical Coherence; (1979) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957905
Event: 23rd Annual Technical Symposium, 1979, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Improved performance in many optical instruments has been achieved by considering coherence effects in the design of the optical instrument. In this paper such improvements are reviewed by heuristically describing the fundamental principles of partial coherence which are required in the design of such instruments. Furthermore, these coherence effects, which arise from both coherent and incoherent sources of radiation, are illustrated by discussing a selected set of instruments in which improved performance has been achieved. These examples include high-resolution recording and analyzing instruments which use incoherent sources, as well as imaging and mensuration instruments which use coherent sources. A set of guidelines for determining when coherence effects influence system performance with respect to linearity, resolution and noise is also presented.

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George O. Reynolds and John B. DeVelis "Review Of Optical Coherence Effects In Instrument Design", Proc. SPIE 0194, Applications of Optical Coherence, (25 October 1979); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957905

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