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Measurement of X-ray Beam Coherence along Multiple Directions Using 2-D Checkerboard Phase Grating
Published on: October 11, 2016
Anomalous spatial coherence changes in radiation and scattering
Abstract:
The superposition of two partially correlated waves is shown to produce fields with drastically altered coherence properties. It is demonstrated, both theoretically and experimentally, that two strongly correlated sources may generate a field with practically zero correlation between certain pairs of points. This anomalous change in coherence is a general phenomenon that takes place in all cases of wave superposition, including Mie scattering, as is shown. Our results are particularly relevant to applications in which it is assumed that highly coherent radiation maintains its spatial coherence on propagation, such as optical systems design and the imaging of extended sources.
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