Mutual coherence function for a double-passage retroreflected optical wave in atmospheric turbulence

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 698-708

  Andrews, L C ^a   Phillips, R L ^b   Miller, W B ^c  

^a Department of Mathematics ^*  (United States)

^b University of Central Florida   (United States)

^c U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; OPTICAL WAVE;

EID: 0031395764     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.000698     Document Type: Article

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