Coherence vortices in partially coherent beams

G.J. Gbur, T.D. Visser

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    Abstract

    It is demonstrated that the spectral degree of coherence of a partially coherent beam may possess isolated pairs of points at which its phase is singular, and that in the neighborhood of these points the phase may possess a vortex structure. Partially coherent beams consisting of Hermite-Gaussian modes are considered as an example. The physical consequences of these so-called coherence vortices are discussed. © 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)117-125
    JournalOptics Communications
    Volume222
    Issue number1-6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2003

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    Coherence vortices in partially coherent beams

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