SPECTRAL AND SPATIAL ANOMALIES IN WHITE-LIGHT INTERFEROMETRY

Abstract

A brief overview on the singular optics which has lead to the observed spectral and spatial anomalies is presented. The motivation for the current work is briefly discussed. A brief introduction to spectral interferometry and some elementary concepts of the coherence properties of the optical jields are also presented. Introduction to jilamentation in optical media is given briefly which has lead to the formation of spatial anomalies. An overview of the thesis is presented at the end of the chapter.