An analysis of the contrast in speckle patterns produced by slightly rough diffusers is carried out without making use of the central limit theorem. The results obtained explain an effect observed in previous experimental work. A comparison with the behaviour of the contrast predicted by a gaussian approximation is presented.
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H. M. Escamilla (1978) studied this question.
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