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.
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