Effects of attenuation of 1.064-μm optical waves by humid aerosols and fog over horizontal atmospheric communication links

Optical Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 539-552

  Bendersky, S ^a   Kopeika, Norman ^a   Blaunstein, N ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fog; Humid aerosols; Mie scattering; Optical wave propagation

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; DROP FORMATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; FOG; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC COMMUNICATION LINKS; HUMID AEROSOLS; MIE SCATTERING; OPTICAL WAVE PROPAGATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 2342650832     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1646184     Document Type: Article

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