An optical multimode fiber as pseudothermal light source

We report on a novel pseudothermal light source based on laser light coupled into an optical multimode fiber. The setup is simple, low cost, exhibits inherently high directional light emission and allows for a flexible arrangement. By measuring the photon statistics and spatial two point intensity c...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inApplied physics. B, Lasers and optics Vol. 123; no. 7; pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors Mehringer, Thomas, Oppel, Steffen, von Zanthier, Joachim
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2017
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Applied physics
Correlation analysis
Emission
Engineering
Lasers
Light emission
Low cost
Optical Devices
Optics
Photonics
Physical Chemistry
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Optics
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:We report on a novel pseudothermal light source based on laser light coupled into an optical multimode fiber. The setup is simple, low cost, exhibits inherently high directional light emission and allows for a flexible arrangement. By measuring the photon statistics and spatial two point intensity correlations in the far field we show that the setup exhibits all characteristics of a Gaussian random source.
ISSN:0946-2171
1432-0649
DOI:10.1007/s00340-017-6775-y