Coherent Fields and Images in Remote Sensing

Coherent fields and images can provide significant information about remote objects in a variety of practical ways. This volume considers several coherent phenomena, including the use of coherent remote sensing to obtain information about the dynamic parameters of remote objects, the use of Fourier telescopy for exact imaging of remote objects in a turbulent atmosphere, and the use of time-background holography for remote sensing of moving objects. The book is intended for the broad community of researchers and engineers interested in coherent phenomena and their applications, plus senior and graduate students specializing in this field. Contents - Preface - Notation - Explanation of Terms - Basic Concepts of the Statistical Theory of Light Scattering - Statistical Description of Coherent Images - Use of Coherent Fields and Images to Determine the Dynamic Parameters of Remote Objects - Fourier Telescopy - Time Background Holography of Moving Objects - Appendix 1: Statistical Characteristics of the Intensity Distribution in a Coherent Image - Appendix 2: Statistical Characteristics of the Intensity Distribution in a Fourier-Telescopic Image and the Resolution of Fourier Telescopy - Appendix 3: Phase Closure Algorithm in Fourier Telescopy - Appendix 4: The Coherence of Fields Scattered by Sufficiently Large Rough Objects, and the Contrast of the Scattered Field Intensity Distribution - Appendix 5: Physics of Speckle Pattern Formation in the Images of Rough Objects - References - Index