Speckle Phenomena in Optics Theory and Applications

When light from a CW laser shines on virtually any surface but a mirror, the light reflected or scattered from that surface exhibits a random, granular structure known as speckle”. This book 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. The book is aimed at professionals and graduate students.Goodman, Joseph W. is the author of 'Speckle Phenomena in Optics Theory and Applications', published 2006 under ISBN 9780974707792 and ISBN 0974707791.