Journal
Optical Engineering
Authors
Lioudmila Tchvialeva; Tim Lee; Igor Markhvida; David I. McLean M.D.; Harvey Lui ; Haishan Zeng

Abstract

A simple physical zone model was developed to explain the formation of polychromatic speckle patterns within the Fresnel region. This model represents a reasonable compromise between complex theoretical formulation and simple estimations for practical needs, and allows the speckle contrast to be calculated as a function of geometric parameters for the optics and coherence length of the light source. The model was experimentally verified, and the results are consistent with our previous rigorous theoretical formulation.

Optical Engineering, 47(7), 074201 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2955797

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