AN ACOUSTOOPTIC CORRELATOR WORKING BY COHERENCE MODULATION OF LIGHT

Authors
GOEDGEBUER JP FERRIERE R BENKELFAT BE
Citation
Jp. Goedgebuer et al., AN ACOUSTOOPTIC CORRELATOR WORKING BY COHERENCE MODULATION OF LIGHT, Optics communications, 103(3-4), 1993, pp. 245-253
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
103
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
245 - 253
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1993)103:3-4<245:AACWBC>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Demonstration of coherence modulation of light is reported for the fir st time in the area of acousto-optic signal processing. The method all ows electro-optic modulation of broadband sources to be used in acoust o-optic time integrating correlators, with a modulation depth and a dy namic range comparable to those of coherent systems. Though a single c oherence-modulated channel is used, it demonstrates that a generalizat ion of the method to several channels is possible.