Title :
Power scintillations due to the wandering of the laser beam
Author :
Esposito, Raffaele
Abstract :
The wandering of the laser beam causes a fading effect at the receiving terminal. A simple model is discussed to investigate the probability distribution of the power intercepted by a circular aperture.
Keywords :
Aperture antennas; Atmospheric waves; Geometrical optics; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical propagation; Optical transmitters; Power lasers; Random variables; Receiving antennas;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1967.5894
