Experimental measurements of statistical properties of scattered light due to double passage through a random phase screen

Robert C. Heileman; Ronald L. Phillips

doi:10.1117/12.154871

15 September 1993 Experimental measurements of statistical properties of scattered light due to double passage through a random phase screen

Robert C. Heileman, Ronald L. Phillips

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Proceedings Volume 1968, Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing II; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154871
Event: Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1993, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

An experiment was performed to analyze the effects of random phase screen correlation upon reciprocal path scattering (RPS) for a mirror target. It is well known that when a propagation wave is passed through a random phase screen, then back reflected through the same phase screen, signal enhancement and increased signal fluctuations occur. As the phase screen encountered by the back reflected beam evolves from that which the transmitted beam encountered, the RPS phenomena degrades. The results due to Taylor phase screen slewing are presented.

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Robert C. Heileman and Ronald L. Phillips "Experimental measurements of statistical properties of scattered light due to double passage through a random phase screen", Proc. SPIE 1968, Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing II, (15 September 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154871

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