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    • Beam characterization

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    • Accurate measurement of light beam profiles is crucial in various optical applications.
    • Existing methods often require multiple measurements or complex aperture illumination estimations.
    • Radio interferometry techniques offer potential solutions for high-resolution imaging.

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    • To introduce a novel technique for determining the 2D profile of a light beam with high angular resolution.
    • To overcome limitations of previous methods by using a single interferogram and avoiding aperture illumination estimation.
    • To demonstrate the first real-world application of closure amplitudes in optical interferometry for beam profiling.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized closure amplitudes, inspired by radio interferometry, for beam profile determination.
    • Employed a single interferogram from a non-redundantly masked aperture.
    • Validated the method using data from the ALBA synchrotron light source.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully determined the 2D light beam profile with high angular resolution from a single interferogram.
    • Eliminated the need for estimating aperture illuminations, simplifying the measurement process.
    • Demonstrated the invariance of closure amplitudes to time-varying aperture illuminations.

    Conclusions:

    • The closure amplitude technique offers a more efficient and robust method for light beam profiling.
    • This approach has the potential to reduce data rates and computational costs in optical measurements.
    • Represents a significant advancement in applying radio interferometry principles to optical beam characterization.