Characterizing the propagation path in moderate to strong optical turbulence

Applied Optics

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 3534-3543

  Vetelino, Frida Strömqvist ^a   Clare, Bradley ^b   Corbett, Kerry ^b   Young, Cynthia ^a   Grant, Kenneth ^b   Andrews, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SCINTILLATION; TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC PROPAGATION; OPTICAL TURBULENCE; PROPAGATION PATH;

WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 33745780081     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.003534     Document Type: Article

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