Optimal control of laser beams for propagation through a turbulent medium

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

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1779-1793

  Barchers, Jeffrey D ^a   Fried, David L ^b  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; TELESCOPES; TURBULENCE;

FULL-WAVE COMPENSATION SYSTEMS;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 0043074608     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.19.001779     Document Type: Article

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