Abstract
An experiment is presented in which a partially coherent source endowed with circular coherence is generated. The source is synthesized through a time averaging procedure, so that the mutual intensity is used as the basic correlation function. The correlation between points at different radial distances from the source center is tested by means of a Young interferometer. To confirm the perfect coherence among points along a circle concentric with the source center, the Young mask is replaced by an array of equally spaced pinholes arranged along a circle. The observed pattern is identical to that produced by the same mask, illuminated by perfectly coherent light.
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