Abstract

It is known that one can determine the mode orders (i.e., the azimuthal order and radial order) of a partially coherent LG_pl beam (i.e., a partially coherent vortex beam) based on the measurement of the cross-correlation function (CCF) and the double correlation function (DCF) together. The technique for measuring the CCF is known. In this Letter, we propose a method for measuring the DCF. Based on the proposed method, the determination of the mode orders of a partially coherent LG_pl beam is demonstrated experimentally.

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