Fourier series based phase and amplitude optical field screen generator for weak atmospheric turbulence

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3381, Issue , 1998, Pages 286-296

  Louthain, James A ^a   Welsh, Byron M ^a,b  

^a Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Mission Research Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Atmospheric optics; Atmospheric turbulence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHASE MODULATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL OPTICS;

AMPLITUDE OPTICAL FIELD SCREEN GENERATOR; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE PARAMETERS; PHASE OPTICAL FIELD SCREEN GENERATOR;

FOURIER OPTICS;

EID: 0005334977     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.323950     Document Type: Conference Paper

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