Generation and Intensity Correlation Measurements of the Real Gaussian Field

Abstract

The generation of a broadband laser field with well-defined and controllable statistical properties, known as the real Gaussian laser field, has been achieved through the random modulation of the amplitude of a stabilized laser beam. The verification of the field-generation technique is provided by measurements ofthe laser power spectrum (Lorentzian) and by measurements ofthe intensity au- tocorrelation function. The latter is shown to decrease exponentially from an initial value of nearly 3 to a final value of 1 with a decay time related to the inverse bandwidth of the field. The techniques for generating this field and for its characterization are discussed in this paper.

Comments

This is the published version of Cheng Xie, G. Klimeck, and D. S. Elliott. (1 June 1990). "Generation and intensity-correlation measurements of the real Gaussian field". First published in the Physical Review A and is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.41.6376.

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevA.41.6376

Citation

Phys. Rev. A 41, 6376-6384 (1990)

Date of this Version

6-1-1990

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