Atmospheric turbulence effects on a partially coherent Gaussian beam: Implications for free-space laser communication

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1794-1802

  Ricklin, Jennifer C ^a   Davidson, Frederic M ^b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; WAVEFRONTS;

PHASE DIFFUSERS;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 0013128287     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.19.001794     Document Type: Article

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