Statistics of Optical Radiation Scattered from Rough Surfaces
Abstract
When coherent illumination is scattered from a rough surface, the resulting pattern of light (speckle pattern) has stochastic variations in irradiance which relate to the scattering surface itself. A computer simulation for a particular scattering geometry has been made in which four statistical parameters of speckle patterns have been related to various pairwise combinations of surface height and correlation interval for a gaussian scattering surface. The corresponding optical analogue of this simulation has potential application to studies of gun erosion.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA074351
Entities
People
- Paul H. Deitz
- Tommy E. Buder
Organizations
- Ballistic Research Laboratory