Coherence loss of laser light propagated through simulated coastal waters

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 1750, Issue , 1992, Pages 397-406

  Swanson, Nancy ^a  

^a NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT; WATER QUALITY;

COHERENCE LENGTHS; DEGREE OF ACCURACY; MOTION OF PARTICLES; OPTICAL PATH LENGTHS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; SCATTERING MEDIUM; SPECTRAL BROADENING; WATER TURBIDITY;

COHERENT SCATTERING;

EID: 0542389683     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.140667     Document Type: Conference Paper

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