Title :
Optical scattering of airy beam and Gaussian beam through turbid medium
Author :
Hutchins, Romanus ; Miao Zhang ; Lixin Ma ; Ping Yu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
Abstract :
We compared optical scattering of Airy and Gaussian beams, generated simultaneously using a LCD panel, through a turbid medium. The Airy beam had a smaller speckle size due to its self-healing property.
Keywords :
Gaussian distribution; laser beams; light scattering; liquid crystal displays; speckle; Gaussian beam; LCD panel; airy beam; optical scattering; self-healing property; speckle size; turbid medium; Cameras; Dairy products; Laser beams; Lenses; Optical beams; Optical scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
