title: Multiple pulse detection in atmospheric turbulence.
abstract: Expressions are derived for the probability of detecting at least m threshold crossings in n transmitted laser pulses in the presence of atmospheric turbulence assuming uncorrelated Gaussian receiver noise. The limiting cases of no pulse-to-pulse correlation and complete correlation are evaluated explicitly. In general, we find the presence of correlation can significantly modify the detection statistics and should be included in systems calculations.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Warren