Optical propagation in non-kolmogorov atmospheric thrbulence

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2471, Issue , 1995, Pages 181-196

  Stribling, Bruce E ^a   Welsh, Byron M ^a   Roggemann, Michael C ^a  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kolmogorov; Laser beams; Optical propagation; Statistical optics; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; ELASTIC WAVES; LASER BEAMS; POWER SPECTRUM; REFRACTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRAL DENSITY; STATISTICAL OPTICS; TURBULENCE;

INDEX OF REFRACTION; KOLMOGOROV; MELLIN TRANSFORM; PHASE PERTURBATION; POWER-SPECTRA; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS; WAVE STRUCTURE FUNCTION;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 85076746714     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.211929.full     Document Type: Conference Paper

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