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Second-order coherence of supercontinuum

Goëry Genty, Minna Surakka, Jari P. Turunen, Ari T. Friberg

Published Jan 1, 2011• 0 citations
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Abstract

Using second-order coherence theory of nonstationary light we show that supercontinuum can be split into quasi-coherent and quasi-stationary parts. Our results opens the route for a universal definition of the coherence degree for broadband sources.
DOI
10.1364/qels.2011.qtuf4

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