Propagation of a laser beam through a plane and free turbulent heated air flow: Determination of the stochastic characteristics of the laser beam random direction and some experimental results

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 53, Issue , 2005, Pages 31-53

  Ngo Nyobe, Elisabeth ^a   Pemha, Elkana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM DIRECTION; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; MARKOVIAN PROCESS; PROBABILITY DENSITIES; PROPAGATION OF WAVES; RANDOM PROPAGATION; STOCHASTIC CHARACTERISTIC; TURBULENT DIFFUSION;

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 52949106705     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER04073001     Document Type: Article

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