NONSCANNING CONFOCAL RANGING SYSTEM

Authors
SUN PC ARONS E
Citation
Pc. Sun et E. Arons, NONSCANNING CONFOCAL RANGING SYSTEM, Applied optics, 34(7), 1995, pp. 1254-1261
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
34
Issue
7
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1254 - 1261
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1995)34:7<1254:NCRS>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
We demonstrate a nonscanning confocal ranging system based on spatiall y incoherent interferometry. Such a system has significant advantages over the conventional confocal imaging system and other interferometri c systems. We develop the theory in terms of coherence cells and demon strate the equivalence of our method to the conventional confocal meth ods. Experimental results are also provided.