Abstract
A bright coherent light source such as a laser can obscure an image. An optical vortex phase mask was used to create a coherence window, allowing us to eliminate the coherent glare and observe the image. Coherent noise reduction, coherent nulling for astronomical detection and sensor protection applications are possible.
© 2003 Optical Society of America
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