Low spatial coherence electrically pumped semiconductor laser for speckle-free full-field imaging
Redding B, Cerjan A, Huang X, Lee ML, Stone AD, Choma MA, Cao H. Low spatial coherence electrically pumped semiconductor laser for speckle-free full-field imaging. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 1304-1309. PMID: 25605946, PMCID: PMC4321308, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1419672112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow spatial coherenceFull-field imagingLight-emitting diodesSpatial coherenceSemiconductor lasersLaser sourceLight sourceConventional laser sourcesThermal light sourceIncoherent light sourceHigh spectral radianceIndependent spatial modesCavity laserLaser resonatorCoherent artifactsSample illuminationSpatial modesProjection applicationsIllumination sourceLaserEmitting diodesOrders of magnitudeSpectral radianceThermal sourceHigh power