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A measurement of optical linewidth by photon-counting statistics

Authors :
C J Oliver
E Jakeman
E R Pike
Source :
Journal of Physics A: General Physics. 1:406-408
Publication Year :
1968
Publisher :
IOP Publishing, 1968.

Abstract

An optical linewidth of 20 Hz of laser light scattered by spherical particles undergoing Brownian motion has been measured experimentally by photon-counting statistics using the theory of the intensity-fluctuation distribution of Gaussian-Lorentzian light.

Details

ISSN :
03054470
Volume :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Physics A: General Physics
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........50f19a2519733558204f9ee54e59ddaa
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/1/3/115