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POLARISATION SMOOTHING [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Lasers and Masers
  • Thermonuclear fusion
  • Plasma Physics
CONT

Since orthogonal polarizations do not interfere with each other, two orthogonally polarized, uncorrelated speckle patterns can be overlapped in the target region to achieve a reduction in the speckle contrast. This mechanism is known as polarization smoothing (PS).

Key term(s)
  • polarisation smoothing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Masers et lasers
  • Fusion thermonucléaire
  • Physique des plasmas
DEF

Lissage optique qui consiste à transformer un faisceau laser présentant une polarisation unique en un faisceau présentant deux polarisations orthogonales.

OBS

lissage par double polarisation; LDP : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 2 février 2023.

Spanish

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