Analyzing spatial coherence using a single mobile field sensor

According to the Van Citter-Zernike theorem the intensity distribution of a spatially incoherent source and the mutual coherence function of the light impinging on two wave sensors are related. It is the comparable relationship using a single mobile sensor moving at a certain velocity relative to th...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2010-08
Main Author: Fridman, P A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apertures
Coherence
Electric fields
Sensors
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Summary:According to the Van Citter-Zernike theorem the intensity distribution of a spatially incoherent source and the mutual coherence function of the light impinging on two wave sensors are related. It is the comparable relationship using a single mobile sensor moving at a certain velocity relative to the source which is calculated in this article. The autocorelation function of the electric field at the sensor contains information about the intensity distribution. This expression could be employed in aperture synthesis.
ISSN:2331-8422