Optical beating of polychromatic light and its impact on time-resolved spectroscopy. Part I: Theory.
Optical beating of polychromatic light is reviewed and its potential impact on time-resolved spectroscopy is analyzed. In particular, the dependence of the quasi-random beating of thermal light on quantities including average power, spectral shape, and spectral width are reviewed.
Walewski
Joachim W
JW
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
Filipa
Jonathan A
JA
Sanders
Scott T
ST