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Real-time optical spectrum analyzers operating with spectrally incoherent broadband continuous-wave light source

Miguel A. MurielPedro AndrésVíctor Torres-companyJesús Lancis

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Physicsbusiness.industryAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsElectronic Optical and Magnetic Materialslaw.inventionSpectral line shapesymbols.namesakeOpticsFourier transformCoherence theorylawBroadbandsymbolsContinuous waveMonochromatic colorElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPhysical and Theoretical ChemistrybusinessTransformerVisible spectrum

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On the framework of coherence theory we discuss the averaged temporal intensity output provided by real-time optical Fourier transformers when the spectral line shape of the stationary source is considered. Some numerical examples are given and the deviations from perfectly monochromatic sources are pointed out.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2007-05-01Optics Communications
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2007.01.041