title: Coherence length measured directly by holography.
abstract: We present a holographic method for measuring directly the complete temporal coherence function of a pulsed laser on a single pulse. The method is easy to implement and yields the exact coherence length even or lasers with complex spectral content where the conventional method using a Fabry-Perot interferometer would fail.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Wuerker
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Munch
authors.forename: L O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Heflinger