title: Lateral coherence of aerosol-scattered laser radiation.
abstract: To assess the probability of detection (by interferometric techniques) of illumination by a coherent source, we characterize the lateral coherence of the off-axis aerosol scattered radiation by applying the van Cittert-Zernike theorem. We find that, for 1.061-microm radiation at a target range of 1 km, the scattered radiation beyond 3.5 cm off axis does not display appreciable lateral coherence.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Larch