Sensitivity of optical interferometers with coherent image combination

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4838, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 126-133

  Angel, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coherent imaging; Fizeau interferometer; High resolution imaging; Optical interferometry

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SPECKLE;

OPTICAL INTERFEROMETERS;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 0038739133     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.459956     Document Type: Conference Paper

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