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R M Cramblitt¹, K J Parker

¹SVS Inc., Albuquerque, NM.

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

|February 2, 2008

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Physics
Optics
Signal Processing

Background:

Speckle patterns in coherent imagery typically follow a Rayleigh distribution.
Deviations from Rayleigh distributions occur with few scatterers or periodic arrangements.
Existing models (K, Rician, homodyned-K) assume random scatterer phases.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the marked regularity model for describing speckle amplitude distributions.
To demonstrate the model's ability to generate non-Rayleigh distributions.
To explore the model's capacity for representing sparse scattering conditions.

Main Methods:

Modeling scattering in 1D using a stationary renewal process.
Defining interscatterer distances from a gamma distribution.
Allowing for correlated scatterer amplitudes in space.

Main Results:

The marked regularity model can generate all previously observed non-Rayleigh distributions (K, Rician, homodyned-K).
Specific conditions for generating different distributions were identified.
The model effectively describes sparse scattering scenarios.

Conclusions:

The marked regularity model provides a unified framework for speckle amplitude distributions.
It offers an intuitive understanding of scatterer spatial placement.
This model enhances the analysis of coherent imagery with non-ideal scattering conditions.