title: Variable coherence tomography.
abstract: By adjusting the spatial coherence of a quasi-monochromatic beam, one can control the distance between two volumes of coherence. We propose to use such a beam in a typical scattering experiment and present a method for determining the degree of spatial correlation of a quasi-homogeneous medium by recording the scattered intensity in only one direction.
authors.affiliation: School of Optics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2700, USA.
authors.forename: Erwan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baleine
authors.forename: Aristide
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dogariu
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008954:Models, Biological; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*