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The importance of coherence in inverse problems in optics
Author(s) -
Ferwerda H. A.,
Baltes H. P.,
Glass A. S.,
Steinle B.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs016i006p01047
Subject(s) - superposition principle , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , inverse , degree of coherence , inverse problem , optics , coherence theory , physics , statistical physics , radiation , inversion (geology) , geometrical optics , coherence length , mathematics , mathematical analysis , geometry , quantum mechanics , geology , paleontology , superconductivity , structural basin
A summary of current inverse problems of statistical optics is presented together with a short guide to the pertinent review‐type literature. The retrieval of structural information from the far‐zone degree of coherence and the (time‐averaged) intensity distribution of radiation scattered by a superposition of random and periodic scatterers is discussed.