Influence of atmospheric turbulence on the spatial correlation properties of partially coherent flat-topped beams

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

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3554-3563

  Ji, Xiaoling ^a   Chen, Xiaowen ^a   Chen, Sunhuei ^a   Li, Xiaoqing ^a   Lü, Baida ^b  

^a SICHUAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL CORRELATION; SPECTRAL DENSITY;

PARTIALLY COHERENT FLAT-TOPPED BEAMS; SPATIAL CORRELATION PROPERTIES; SPECTRAL DGREE OF COHERENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

EID: 37549034238     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.003554     Document Type: Article

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