Goodman, Joseph W.,

Statistical optics / Joseph W. Goodman. - Second edition. - xx, 516 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Wiley series in pure and applied optics .

'Published simultaneously in Canada'--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Random variables -- Random processes -- Some first-order statistical properties of light -- Temporal and spatial coherence of optical waves -- Some problems involving higher-order coherence -- Effects of partial coherence in imaging systems -- Imaging through randomly inhomogeneous media -- Fundamental limits in photoelectric detection of light.

9781119009450 RM422.30


Optics--Statistical methods.
Mathematical statistics.