Title :
Determination of optical wavefronts perturbed by random fluctuations of the index refraction
Author :
Poularikas, A.D. ; Katsinis, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Alabama Univ., Huntsville, AL, USA
Abstract :
A method is presented by which the random amplitude and phase at any particular point of a wavefront may be determined. The only information needed is the electrical output of a detector the excitations of which is due to the integration of the incoming and a reference wave. The reference wave is the result of a point source.<>
Keywords :
laser beams; light coherence; light propagation; refractive index; statistical analysis; laser beam; light coherence; light propagation; optical wavefronts; random amplitude; refractive index fluctuation; Atmosphere; Fluctuations; Holographic optical components; Holography; Laser beams; Laser noise; Optical distortion; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical scattering;
Conference_Titel :
System Theory, 1988., Proceedings of the Twentieth Southeastern Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Charlotte, NC, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0847-1
DOI :
10.1109/SSST.1988.17046