Measured profiles of aerosols and turbulence for elevations of 2-20 km and consequences on widening of laser beams

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4271, Issue , 2001, Pages 43-51

  Kopeika, N S ^a   Zilberman, A ^a   Sorani, Y ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aerosol scattering; Beam propagation; Beam widening; Lidar; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; LASER BEAMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; TURBULENCE;

AEROSOL SCATTERING; BEAM WIDENING;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0034931463     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.424707     Document Type: Conference Paper

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