Speckle Phenomena in Optics

Theory and Applications

		Joseph W Goodman   406 pages Publisher: Roberts & Company, USA 2006

    Hardback - ISBN: 9780974707792 - AU $199.95

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Description
Speckle Phenomena in Optics provides a comprehensive discussion of the statistical properties of speckle, as well as detailed coverage of its role in applications. Some of the applications discussed include speckle in astronomy, speckle in the eye, speckle in projection displays, speckle in coherence tomography, speckle in lithography, speckle in waveguides (modal noise), speckle in optical radar detection, and speckle in metrology. This book is aimed at graduate students and professionals working in a wide variety of fields.

Contents
Origins and Manifestations of Speckle
Random Phasor Sums
First-Order Statistical Properties
Higher-Order Statistical Properties of Speckle
Optical Methods for Suppressing Speckle
Speckle in Certain Imaging Applications
Speckle in Certain Nonimaging Applications
Speckle and Metrology
Speckle in Imaging Through the Atmosphere
Linear Transformations of Speckle Fields
Contrast of Partially Developed Speckle
Statistics of Derivatives of Speckle
Wavelength and Angle Dependence
Speckle Contrast with a Projected Diffuser
Statistics of Constrained Speckle
Sample Mathematica Programs for Simulating Speckle
Bibliography
Index

Author Information
Joseph W. Goodman held the William Ayer Chair in Electrical Engineering at Stanford. His work has been recognised by a variety of awards and honours, including the F.E. Terman Award of the American Society for Engineering Education, the Dennis Gabor Award of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), the Max Born Award, the Esther Beller Hoffman Award, the Ives Medal from the Optical Society of America, and the Education Medal of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is the author of the classic text Introduction to Fourier Optics.

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