Analysis of free-space laser signal intensity over a 2.33 km optical path

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6708, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Tunick, Arnold ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency distribution; Kolmogorov theory; Optical turbulence; Power spectra; Refractive index structure

Indexed keywords

LASER APPLICATIONS; POWER SPECTRUM; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION; KOLMOGOROV THEORY; OPTICAL TURBULENCE;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 42149145328     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.730958     Document Type: Conference Paper

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