Electromagnetic Scintillation

I. Geometrical Optic

Albert D. Wheelon

456 pages, parution le 17/03/2003

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Résumé

Electromagnetic scintillation describes the phase and amplitude fluctuations imposed on signals that travel through the atmosphere. The volumes that make up Electromagnetic Scintillation will provide a modern reference and comprehensive tutorial, treating both optical and microwave propagation and integrating measurements and predictions at each step of the development. This first volume deals with phase and angle-of-arrival measurement errors, accurately described by geometrical optics. It will be followed by a further volume examining weak scattering. In this book, measured properties of tropospheric and ionospheric irregularities are reviewed first. Electromagnetic fluctuations induced by these irregularities are then estimated for a wide range of applications. The book will be of interest to those working in the resolution of astronomical interferometers and large single-aperture telescopes, as well as synthetic aperture radars and laser pointing/tracking systems. It is also direcly relevant to those working in laser metrology, GPS location accuracy, and terrestrial and satellite communications.

Contents

Foreword;
1. Introduction
2. Waves in random media
3. Geometrical optics expressions
4. Single path phase variance
5. Phase structure function
6. Time variation of phase
7. Angle-of-arrival fluctuations
8. Phase distributions
9. Field strength moments
Appendices.

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Albert D. Wheelon
Parution	17/03/2003
Nb. de pages	456
Format	18 x 25,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	985g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521801980
ISBN13	978-0-521-80198-0