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  2. Coherence (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Coherence controls the visibility or contrast of interference patterns. For example, visibility of the double slit experiment pattern requires that both slits be illuminated by a coherent wave as illustrated in the figure. Large sources without collimation or sources that mix many different frequencies will have lower visibility. [4]: 264

  3. Optical heterodyne detection - Wikipedia

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    Nevertheless, the intuitive pure-frequency heterodyne concept still holds perfectly for the wideband case provided that the signal and LO are mutually coherent. Crucially, one can obtain narrow-band interference from coherent broadband sources: this is the basis for white light interferometry and optical coherence tomography.

  4. Coherence theory (optics) - Wikipedia

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    In physics, coherence theory is the study of optical effects arising from partially coherent light and radio sources. Partially coherent sources are sources where the coherence time or coherence length are limited by bandwidth, by thermal noise, or by other effect.

  5. Coherent diffraction imaging - Wikipedia

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    To begin, a highly coherent light source of x-rays, electrons, or other wavelike particles must be incident on an object. This beam, although popularly x-rays, has potential to be made up of electrons due to their decreased overall wavelength; this lower wavelength allows for higher resolution and, thus, a clearer final image.

  6. Coherent control - Wikipedia

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    Finding a solution requires an iterative approach. Different algorithms have been applied for obtaining the control field such as the Krotov method. [27] A local in time alternative method has been developed, [28] where at each time step, the field is calculated to direct the state to the target. A related method has been called tracking [29]

  7. Frequency comb - Wikipedia

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    A frequency comb or spectral comb is a spectrum made of discrete and regularly spaced spectral lines.In optics, a frequency comb can be generated by certain laser sources.. A number of mechanisms exist for obtaining an optical frequency comb, including periodic modulation (in amplitude and/or phase) of a continuous-wave laser, four-wave mixing in nonlinear media, or stabilization of the pulse ...

  8. Synchrotron light source - Wikipedia

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    Especially when artificially produced, synchrotron radiation is notable for its: High brilliance, many orders of magnitude more than with X-rays produced in conventional X-ray tubes: 3rd-generation sources typically have a brilliance larger than 10 18 photons·s −1 ·mm −2 ·mrad −2 /(0.1%BW), where 0.1%BW denotes a bandwidth 10 −3 ω centered around the frequency ω.

  9. Sound amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

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    Namely, a concerted emission of phonons can lead to coherent sound and an example of concerted phonon emission is the emission coming from quantum wells. This stands in similar paths with the laser where a coherent light can build up by the concerted stimulated emission of light from a lot of atoms. A SASER device transforms the electric ...