Effects of propagation through atmospheric turbulence on photon statistics

Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Milonni, Peter W ^a   Carter, John H ^a   Peterson, Charles G ^b   Hughes, Richard J ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric turbulence; Log normal distribution; Photon statistics

Indexed keywords

LOG NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; MEAN PHOTON NUMBER; PHOTON STATISTICS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; LASER PULSES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; STATISTICAL METHODS;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 4344659513     PISSN: 14644266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4266/6/8/018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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