Atmospheric models of optical turbulence

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 928, Issue , 1988, Pages 165-186

  Good, R E ^a   Beland, R R ^a   Murphy, E A ^a   Brown, J H ^a   Dewan, E M ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS;

ALTITUDE PROFILES; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; COHERENCE LENGTHS; ELECTRO-OPTICAL SYSTEMS; LIMITED BANDWIDTH; OPTICAL TURBULENCE; PAST AND PRESENT; VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

EID: 84958485329     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.975626     Document Type: Conference Paper

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