Statistics of the fractal structure and phase singularity of a plane light wave propagation in atmospheric turbulence

Applied Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 269-276

  Rao, Ruizhong ^a  

^a ANHUI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; FRACTAL DIMENSION; SCINTILLATION;

FRESNEL LENGTH; PHASE SINGULARITY; RYTOV INDEX; SCINTILLATION INDEX;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 40749142432     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.47.000269     Document Type: Article

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