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Characterizing the Coherence of Broadband Sources using Optical Phase Space Contours

A Wax, S Bali, G A Alphonse

    Journal of Biomedical Optics
    |September 28, 2012
    PubMed
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    A new method uses optical phase-space contours to measure the spatial coherence of broadband light, crucial for optical coherence tomography (OCT). This technique characterizes light sources like superluminescent diodes (SLDs) for improved OCT imaging.

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