Propagation of scalar and vector vortex beams through turbulent atmosphere

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7200, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Cheng, Wen ^a   Joseph W Haus, ^a   Zhan, Qiwen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere propagation; Free space communication; Polarization; Scalar vortex; Scintillation index; Vector vortex

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE PROPAGATION; ATMOSPHERE TURBULENCE; ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; FREE SPACE COMMUNICATION; INDEX OF REFRACTION; POLARIZATION PATTERNS; PROPAGATION DISTANCES; PROPAGATION PROPERTIES; RADIALLY POLARIZED BEAM; SCALAR VORTEX; SCINTILLATION INDEX; STRUCTURE PARAMETER; TOPOLOGICAL CHARGES; TURBULENCE CONDITIONS; TURBULENT ATMOSPHERE; VORTEX BEAMS;

CEMENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LUMINESCENCE; POLARIZATION; POWER SPECTRUM; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REMOTE SENSING; SCINTILLATION; TURBULENCE; VECTORS;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

EID: 65649098469     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.809138     Document Type: Conference Paper

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