Abstract
We study the spatial coherence of a partially coherent beam before and after being transmitted through a spiral phase plate that changes the overall orbital angular momentum of the field. The two-point coherence function is measured and directly visualized on a CCD through interference in a Mach–Zehnder interferometer equipped with an image rotator. We show, in particular, how the coherence singularities associated with Airy rings are strongly affected by the spiral phase plate.
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