Title

Reciprocal path-scattering effects for a ground-based, monostatic laser radar tracking a space target through turbulence

Authors

Authors

R. A. Murphy;R. L. Phillips

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Appl. Optics

Keywords

reciprocal path scattering; enhanced backscattering; backscatter; amplification; atmospheric turbulence; ENHANCED BACKSCATTERING; ATMOSPHERIC-TURBULENCE; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; WAVE; VARIANCE; Optics

Abstract

A phenomenological model is developed for the strength and spatial width of the coherent intensity peak of backscatter produced by reciprocal path scattering through atmospheric turbulence. The model is applied to a ground-based, monostatic laser radar tracking a space target under the condition of optical atmospheric turbulence saturation. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.

Journal Title

Applied Optics

Volume

36

Issue/Number

24

Publication Date

1-1-1997

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/ao.36.005996

Language

English

First Page

5996

Last Page

6004

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1997XR27100032

ISSN

0003-6935

Recommended Citation

"Reciprocal path-scattering effects for a ground-based, monostatic laser radar tracking a space target through turbulence" (1997). Faculty Bibliography 1990s. 2029.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib1990/2029