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Speckle Phenomena in Optics

First  Edition©2009 Joseph W. Goodman

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Including a thorough discussion of the statistical properties of speckle, Speckle Phenomena in Optics presents detailed coverage of its role in applications such as astronomy, projection display, coherence tomography, lithography, waveguides (modal noise), optical radar detection, and metrology. This is an ideal text for graduate students and professionals working in a wide variety of fields.

Table of Contents

1 Origins and Manifestations of Speckle
2 Random Phasor Sums
3 First-Order Statistical Properties
4 Higher-Order Statistical Properties of Speckle
5 Optical Methods for Suppressing Speckle
6 Speckle in Certain Imaging Applications
7 Speckle in Certain Nonimaging Applications
8 Speckle and Metrology
9 Speckle in Imaging Through the Atmosphere
A Linear Transformations of Speckle Fields
B Contrast of Partially Developed Speckle
C Statistics of Derivatives of Speckle
D Wavelength and Angle Dependence
E Speckle Contrast with a Projected Diffuser
F Statistics of Constrained Speckle
E Sample Mathematica Programs for Simulating Speckle

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Joseph W. Goodman

Joseph W. Goodman held the William Ayer Chair in Electrical Engineering at Stanford, and also served in several administrative posts, including Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering, and Senior Associate Dean of Engineering for Faculty Affairs. He is now the William Ayer Professor Emeritus. His work has been recognized by a variety of awards and honors, 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 a member of the National Academy of Engineering and has served as president of the Optical Society of America and the International Commission for Optics.