spatial coherence

collocation in English

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spatial
adjective
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/ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/us
/ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/
relating to the position, area, and size ...
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coherence
noun[U]
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/kəʊˈhɪə.rəns/us
/koʊˈhɪr.əns/
the situation when the parts of something fit together in a natural or ...
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The study indicates that the intensity-dependent phase of the atomic dipole should play a major role in thespatialcoherenceproper ties of harmonic emission.
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This breaks thespatialcoherenceof the laser beam and produces a smooth intensity profile.
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The generated beam is linearly polarized and possesses high degree ofspatialcoherence.
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Second, activity was quite uniform across the activity distribution as indicated by a remarkablespatialcoherenceof activity.
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Spatialcoherencemeasurements and x-ray holographic imaging using a laser-generated plasma x-ray source in the water window spectral region.
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As expected, the harmonic beam presents a relatively highspatialcoherence.
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Thus, highspatialcoherencemay be achieved by using a source having a small size or by observing the beam at a large distance from the source.
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Rood's velocity measurements, on a cylindrical protuberance with a 3 :2 semi-elliptic nose, show extensivespatialcoherencein the vortex flow downstream of the protuberance a t low frequencies.
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Whilespatialcoherenceis related to the beam divergence of the laser, spectral coherence is evaluated by measuring the laser linewidth of the radiation.
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Spatialcoherenceis typically expressed through the output being a narrow beam which is diffraction-limited, often a so-called pencil beam.
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More precisely, thespatialcoherenceis the cross-correlation between two points in a wave for all times.
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Spatialcoherenceallows a laser to be focused to a tight spot, enabling applications like laser cutting and lithography.
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Spatialcoherenceof laser beams also manifests itself as speckle patterns and diffraction fringes seen at the edges of shadow.
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Rotating diffuserswhich destroys thespatialcoherenceof the laser lightcan also be used to reduce the speckle.
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Spatialcoherencealso allows a laser beam to stay narrow over long distances (collimation), enabling applications such as laser pointers.
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High harmonic generation strongly depends on the driving laser field and as a result the harmonics have similar temporal andspatialcoherenceproperties.
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Two of the most distinctive characteristics of laser emission arespatialcoherenceand spectral coherence.
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