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A coherent trough in the envelope of a signal formed by the interferometer with a partially coherent radiation source

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When a mixed radiation from physically different sources with substantially different widths of spectral lines is used in an interferometer, a single trough can appear under certain conditions in the envelope of the time-dependent interference signal. This trough can be used as a measurement signal.

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Translated from Pis’ma v Zhurnal Tekhnichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 26, No. 23, 2000, pp. 5–10.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2000 by Lobachev, Lyakin, Ryabukho.

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Lobachev, M.I., Lyakin, D.V. & Ryabukho, V.P. A coherent trough in the envelope of a signal formed by the interferometer with a partially coherent radiation source. Tech. Phys. Lett. 26, 1029–1031 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1337243

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