Variable coherence tomography.
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.
Baleine
Erwan
E
School of Optics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2700, USA.
Dogariu
Aristide
A
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*