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Spatial and
Temporal
Coherence
Temporal
Coherence;
Spatial
Incoherence
Spatial
Coherence;
Temporal
Incoherence
Spatial and
Temporal
Incoherence
The van Cittert-Zernike Theorem states that the spatial coherence area
Ac is given by:
Dλ 2 2
Αc = 2
πd
where d is the diameter of the light source and D is the distance away.
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