Numerical investigation on propagation effects of pseudo-partially coherent Gaussian Schell-model beams in atmospheric turbulence

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 3782-3791

  Xianmei, Qian ^a   Wenyue, Zhu ^a   Ruizhong, Rao ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COHERENT LIGHT; SCINTILLATION;

INTENSITY PATTERNS; INTENSITY SCINTILLATIONS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PARTIALLY COHERENT BEAM; PROPAGATION EFFECT; PSEUDO-PARTIALLY COHERENT GAUSSIAN SCHELL-MODEL BEAMS; RANDOM PHASE SCREEN; SCINTILLATION INDEX;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

EID: 61549138977     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.003782     Document Type: Article

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