Generating Partially Coherent Schell-Model Sources Using a Modified Phase Screen Approach
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-10-2015
Abstract
A significant improvement to the recently introduced complex screen (CS) method for generating partially coherent Schell-model sources is presented. The method, called the modified phase screen (MPS) technique, applies a deterministic amplitude and the phase portion of a CS to an initially coherent light source using a single phase-only spatial light modulator. The MPS technique, unlike the CS approach from which it is derived, does not produce a fully developed speckle pattern in the source plane, and therefore converges faster and more uniformly to the desired partially coherent source. The analytical development of the MPS method is presented. Experimental results of a Bessel-Gaussian-correlated Schell-model source, generated using the CS and MPS approaches, are compared to demonstrate the validity and utility of the MPS technique.
DOI
10.1117/1.OE.54.12.120501
Source Publication
Optical Engineering
Recommended Citation
M. W. Hyde et al., “Generating partially coherent Schell-model sources using a modified phase screen approach,” Opt. Eng. 54(12), 120501 (2015) [doi:10.1117/1.OE.54.12.120501].
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