Laser beam widening as a function of elevation in the atmosphere for horizontal propagation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4376, Issue , 2001, Pages 177-188

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

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosols; Beam propagation; Beam widening; Lidar; Stratosphere; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; LASER BEAMS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

LASER BEAM WIDENING;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0035171439     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.438176     Document Type: Conference Paper

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