On-axis probability density function and fade behavior of partially coherent beams propagating through turbulence

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-175

  Xiao, Xifeng ^a   Voelz, David ^a  

^a New Mexico State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CODES (SYMBOLS); PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

COHERENCE LENGTHS; GAMMA-GAMMA MODELS; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; LOG-NORMAL MODEL; PARTIALLY COHERENT BEAM; POINT DETECTORS; PROBABILITY DENSITIES; WAVE OPTICS SIMULATION;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 60849105085     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.000167     Document Type: Article

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