title: Synthesis of hybrid spatial coherence.
abstract: Spatial coherence plays a major role in characterizing quasi-monochromatic, partially coherent, optical signals. Here a fairly simple system for synthesizing special cases of spatial coherence is proposed. The special cases, called hybrid, include the case of total coherence in the x direction and, simultaneously, total incoherence in the y direction. The optical setup is based on a quasi-monochromatic, spatially coherent light source, such as a laser, and a simple moving optical element.
authors.affiliation: Physikalisches Institut, Erlangen-Nurnberg University, Rommelstrasse 1, 91056 Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Lohmann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shabtay
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mendlovic