Laser propagation at 1:56 μm and 3:60 μm in maritime environments

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 4149-4157

  Hanson, Frank ^a   Poirier, Pete ^a   Haddock, Delmar ^a   Kichura, Dan ^a   Lasher, Mark ^a  

^a Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; INTENSITY SCINTILLATIONS; LASER PROPAGATION; MARITIME ENVIRONMENT; OPTICAL COMPONENTS; REALISTIC CONDITIONS; RELATIVE EFFECTS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 68149169989     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.004149     Document Type: Article

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