title: Measuring spatial coherence by using a reversed-wavefront Young interferometer.
abstract: A very simple optical setup for the measurement of the modulus and the phase of the two-point correlation function of a partially coherent light field is presented. The system consists of a slightly modified version of a Young interferometer and requires a single Young mask in order to determine the correlation function at any pairs of points. Experimental results are presented for the case of a synthesized partially coherent secondary source.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica and CNR-INFM, Università Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 1-00146 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santarsiero
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borghi