Probability distribution of optical amplitudes scattered from a rough object containing multiple glints*
- 1 September 1977
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America
- Vol. 67 (9) , 1266-1269
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josa.67.001266
Abstract
A generalized Rician probability density function is used to model the first-order statistics of the optical field amplitudes scattered from an optically rough object containing a number of glints, under monochromatic, spatially coherent illumination. Numerical evaluations of analytic results for the special case of a rough object containing two glints of constant and equal strength compare favorably with computer simulations.Keywords
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