Experimental results are presented for the angular correlation function of
far-field speckle patterns scattered in the double passage of waves through
a one-dimensional random-phase screen. The theoretical analysis of the sym
metry of speckle patterns around the backscattering direction and the motio
n of the speckle as the source is moved, made by Escamilla ct al. [Appl. Op
t. 32, 2734 (1993)], are verified in this paper. (C) 2000 Optical Society o
f America OCIS codes: 290.1350, 290.5820, 290.5880, 120.6150.