Electromagnetic Scintillation: Volume 1, Geometrical Optics

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 directly relevant to those working in laser metrology, GPS location accuracy, and terrestrial and satellite communications.