Spatial coherence function of partially coherent Gaussian beams in atmospheric turbulence

Applied Optics

Volumn 50, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 3907-3917

  Wheeler, Daniel J ^a   Schmidt, Jason D ^a  

^a Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; COHERENT LIGHT; ESTIMATION; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION;

COHERENCE FUNCTION; ESTIMATION ERRORS; ESTIMATION METHODS; GAUSSIAN SCHELL-MODEL BEAMS; PARABOLIC EQUATIONS; PARTIALLY COHERENT; QUADRATIC APPROXIMATION; THEORETICAL VALUES;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

EID: 79960642342     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.50.003907     Document Type: Article

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