Abstract

A new method is proposed to solve the phase problem of the optical coherence theory. The method consists of generating a phase-conjugate wave using a suitable nonlinear process and superimposing it with the original wavefield. We discuss how the method could be applied to obtain the intensity distribution across an incoherent light source.

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Phase estimates from slope-type wave-front sensors

Robert J. Noll
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1) 139-140 (1978)

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Theory of phase conjugation by stimulated scattering in a waveguide*

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