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Interferometry
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TL;DR: In this paper, a self-referencing interferometric technique for measuring the amplitude and phase of ultrashort optical pulses is presented, which uses a collinear geometry that requires no moving components.
Abstract: We present a novel, self-referencing interferometric technique for measuring the amplitude and the phase of ultrashort optical pulses The apparatus uses a collinear geometry that requires no moving components The phase-retrieval procedure is noniterative and rapid and uses only two one-dimensional Fourier transforms We apply the technique to characterize ultrashort pulses from a mode-locked Ti:sapphire oscillator
1,183 citations
TL;DR: It is derived and shown experimentally that frequency- domain ranging provides a superior signal-to-noise ratio compared with conventional time-domain ranging as used in optical coherence tomography.
Abstract: We demonstrate high-speed, high-sensitivity, high-resolution optical imaging based on optical frequency-domain interferometry using a rapidly-tuned wavelength-swept laser. We derive and show experimentally that frequency-domain ranging provides a superior signal-to-noise ratio compared with conventional time-domain ranging as used in optical coherence tomography. A high sensitivity of -110 dB was obtained with a 6 mW source at an axial resolution of 13.5 microm and an A-line rate of 15.7 kHz, representing more than an order-of-magnitude improvement compared with previous OCT and interferometric imaging methods.
1,067 citations
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01 Dec 1990
TL;DR: In this article, the fundamental field equations of wave propagation in homogeneous and layered media waveguides and cavities have been studied, including the effects of a dipole on the conducting earth, inverse scattering radiometry, and interferometry numerical techniques.
Abstract: Fundamental field equations waves in homogeneous and layered media waveguides and cavities Green's functions radiation from apertures and beam waves periodic structures and coupled mode theory dispersion and anisotropic media antennas, apertures and arrays scattering of waves by conducting and di-electric objects waves in cylindrical structures, spheres and wedges scattering of complex objects geometric theory of diffraction and low fequency techniques planar layers, strip lines, patches and apertures radiation from a dipole on the conducting earth, inverse scattering radiometry, noise temperature and interferometry numerical techniques.
1,050 citations
TL;DR: The authors solve the coherence optimization problem involving maximization of interferometric coherence and formulate a new coherent decomposition for polarimetric SAR interferometry that allows the separation of the effective phase centers of different scattering mechanisms.
Abstract: The authors examine the role of polarimetry in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry. They first propose a general formulation for vector wave interferometry that includes conventional scalar interferometry as a special case. Then, they show how polarimetric basis transformations can be introduced into SAR interferometry and applied to form interferograms between all possible linear combinations of polarization states. This allows them to reveal the strong polarization dependency of the interferometric coherence. They then solve the coherence optimization problem involving maximization of interferometric coherence and formulate a new coherent decomposition for polarimetric SAR interferometry that allows the separation of the effective phase centers of different scattering mechanisms. A simplified stochastic scattering model for an elevated forest canopy is introduced to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms. In this way, they demonstrate the importance of wave polarization for the physical interpretation of SAR interferograms. They investigate the potential of polarimetric SAR interferometry using results from the evaluation of fully polarimetric interferometric shuttle imaging radar (SIR)-C/X-SAR data collected during October 8-9, 1994, over the SE Baikal Lake Selenga delta region of Buriatia, Southeast Siberia, Russia.
1,013 citations
TL;DR: The high resolution surface profile of a 3-D diffuse object is obtained by measurement of the phase distribution across the image of a projected sinusoidal grating deformed by the surface, based on phase-shifting interferometric techniques.
Abstract: The high resolution surface profile of a 3-D diffuse object is obtained by measurement of the phase distribution across the image of a projected sinusoidal grating deformed by the surface. A shearing polarization interferometer is used for projection. Deformed grating images are detected by an array camera and processed by a microcomputer. Surface height resolutions of better than 10 μm have been attained, limited essentially by electronic quantization noise. In contrast to direct deformed grating analysis, this method, based on phase-shifting interferometric techniques, is capable of accurate measurement even with coarse projected gratings and low density image sensing arrays. Areas of application include industrial quality control, biostereometrics, robotics, and solid modeling for computer graphics.
990 citations