Woods, D. and Podoleanu, A.G.H. (2008) Controlling the shape of Talbot bands' visibility. Optics Express, 16 (13). pp. 9654-9670. ISSN 1094-4087.
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Abstract
We present a theoretical model to predict the sensitivity variation versus optical path difference (OPD) in Fourier domain spectral interferometry using configurations which produce Talbot bands. Such configurations require that the two interfering beams use different parts of the diffraction grating in the interrogating spectrometer. So far, the power distribution within the two beams in a Talbot bands experiment was considered uniform. In this report, we show that by manipulating the power distribution within the two interfering beams, the OPD value where maximum sensitivity is achieved can be conveniently tuned, as well as the sensitivity variation with OPD. Furthermore, creating a gap between the two beams leads to adjustment of the minimum detectable OPD value, while the width of the beams determine the maximum detectable OPD value. These features cannot be explained by theoretical models published so far involving spectrometer resolution elements only, while such features are correctly predicted by the model presented here.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional information: | ISI Document Delivery No.: 325BT Times Cited: 0 Cited Reference Count: 32 Woods, Daniel Podoleanu, Adrian |
| Uncontrolled keywords: | SPECTRAL-DOMAIN WHITE-LIGHT INTERFEROMETRY RESOLUTION OCT |
| Subjects: | Q Science |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Science Technology and Medical Studies > School of Physical Sciences > Optics |
| Depositing User: | Adrian Podoleanu |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Mar 2009 16:31 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2012 11:37 |
| Resource URI: | http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/13297 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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