Sampling the spatial coherence of light

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.02031v1
• Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:00:01 GMT
• Title: Sampling the spatial coherence of light
• Authors: M. Vitek, M. Peterek, D. Koutny, M. Paur, L. Motka, B. Stoklasa, J. Rehacek, Z. Hradil, L. L. Sanchez-Soto,
• Abstract summary: We introduce a novel application of the Hartmann sensor, traditionally designed for wavefront sensing, to measure the coherence properties of optical signals.<n>By drawing an analogy between the coherence matrix and the density matrix of a quantum system, we recast the sensor operation as a quantum estimation problem.
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• Abstract: We introduce a novel application of the Hartmann sensor, traditionally designed for wavefront sensing, to measure the coherence properties of optical signals. By drawing an analogy between the coherence matrix and the density matrix of a quantum system, we recast the sensor operation as a quantum estimation problem. We experimentally demonstrate its effectiveness in the regime where signals from different apertures significantly overlap, enabling information extraction beyond the reach of standard wavefront sensing.

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