Temporal analysis of laser beam propagation in the atmosphere using computer-generated long phase screens

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 2206-2220

  Dios, Federico ^a   Recolons, Jaume ^a   Rodríguez, Alejandro ^a   Batet, Oscar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COVARIANCE MATRIX; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; TURBULENCE;

LASER BEAM PROPAGATION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODELS;

LASER BEAMS;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOMETRY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ATMOSPHERE; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 39049128715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.002206     Document Type: Article

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