Inverse Scattering Problems in Optics

1. Progress in Inverse Optical Problems.- 1.1 Inverse Problems in Optics and Elsewhere.- 1.2 Survey of Recent Results.- 1.3 Construction of Lambertian Scatterers.- 1.4 Organization of this Volume.- References.- 2. The Inverse Scattering Problem in Structural Determinations.- 2.1 Philosophical Background.- 2.2 The Direct Scattering Problem.- 2.3 Analytic Description and Properties of Scattered Fields.- 2.4 The Deterministic Problem.- 2.5 The Statistical Problem.- 2.6 Conclusions.- References.- 3. Photon-Counting Statistics of Optical Scintillation.- 3.1 Introductory Remarks.- 3.2 Photon-Counting Statistics.- 3.3 Scattering Theory.- 3.4 Limit Distributions in the Random Walk Problem.- 3.5 Experiments.- 3.6 Concluding Remarks.- References.- 4. Microscopic Models of Photodetection.- 4.1 Photoelectron and Photon Statistics.- 4.2 Models for Ideal Detection - a Review.- 4.3 Open-System Detection Scheme.- 4.4 Disturbing Effects.- 4.5 Temperature Effects in Photodetection.- 4.6 Summary of Statistical Methods.- 4.7 The Statistical Description of Open Systems.- References.- 5. The Stability of Inverse Problems.- 5.1 Ill-Posedness in Inverse Problems.- 5.2 Regularization Theory.- 5.3 Optimum Filtering.- 5.4 Linear Inverse Problems in Optics.- References.- 6. Combustion Diagnostics by Multiangular Absorption.- 6.1 Absorption in Homogeneous Media.- 6.2 Multiangular Scanning.- 6.3 The Reconstruction Procedure.- 6.4 Experimental Aspects.- References.- 7. Polarization Utilization in Electromagnetic Inverse Scattering.- 7.1 Scope.- 7.2 The Vector Diffraction Integral, Its Far-Field Approximations, and Some Tauberian Relations.- 7.3 The Radar Scattering and Target Polarization Matrices.- 7.4 Inverse Scattering Theories in Various Electromagnetic Frequency Regimes.- 7.5 Vector Holographyand Polarization Utilization.- 7.6 Conclusions.- References.- Additional References with Titles.