Laboratory simulation of atmospheric turbulence for laser propagation: Design and characterization

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3432, Issue , 1998, Pages 50-56

  Majumdar, Arun K ^a   DiUbaldo, John A ^b   Brown VanHoozer, Alenka ^c  

^a LCR   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical propagation; Scintillation; Turbulence chamber

Indexed keywords

LABORATORIES; LASERS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL RADAR; SCINTILLATION;

LASER PROPAGATION;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

EID: 0038070593     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.327987     Document Type: Conference Paper

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