Title :
Coherent and incoherent sources in a turbulent medium
Author_Institution :
University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
There are significant differences in the fourth statistical moment of the electric field in a turbulent medium between coherent and incoherent waves. They affect the input conditions, the connection with the intensity correlation, the physical interpretation, and the direct measurement of the fourth moment.
Keywords :
Atmospheric measurements; Bandwidth; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fluctuations; Phase measurement; Power measurement; Radio astronomy; Radio interferometry; Refractive index; Statistics;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1986.13616
