On the Thompson-Wolf experiment: a study with laser sources
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2010
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We present a revisited study of the Thompson-Wolf experiment earlier developed in 1957 with the aim to characterize the degree of spatial coherent of a luminous source. We develop further experiments by using laser sources under various modal regimes. We analyze the experimental results.
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The financial support of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN), grant TEC2008-04105 is acknowledged. We are indebted to Maria Paz Hern´andez-Garay, Ana Manzanares and Oscar Martínez-Matos for their very valuable support and suggestions.