Lateral coherence of aerosol-scattered laser radiation.
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To assess the probability of detection (by interferometric techniques) of illumination by a coherent source, we characterize the lateral coherence of the off-axis aerosol scattered radiation by applying the van Cittert-Zernike theorem. We find that, for 1.061-microm radiation at a target range of 1 km, the scattered radiation beyond 3.5 cm off axis does not display appreciable lateral coherence.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 9 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984