• DocumentCode
    936301
  • Title

    Electromagnetic beam propagation in turbulent media

  • Author

    Fante, Ronald L.

  • Author_Institution
    Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Bedford, Mass.
  • Volume
    63
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1975
  • Firstpage
    1669
  • Lastpage
    1692
  • Abstract
    The most recent developments on the propagation of optical beams in a turbulent medium, such as the clear atmosphere, are reviewed. Among the phenomena considered are beam spreading, beam wander, loss of coherence, scintillations, angle-of-arrival variations, and short-pulse effects.
  • Keywords
    Atmosphere; Electromagnetic propagation; Fluctuations; Laser beams; Laser radar; Light scattering; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Random media;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1975.10035
  • Filename
    1451964