Light Intensity Fluctuations in Diverging Beams,

Abstract

The research presents a calculation of the dispersion of the light intensity logarithm along the axis of a laser beam propagating in the atmosphere. General formulas, derived by Schmeltzer (1967) by a smooth perturbation technique to describe the propagation of a bounded monochromatic light beam, are used in the calculations. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 05, 1973
Accession Number
AD0756094

Entities

People

  • A. S. Gurvich

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Atmospheres
  • Dispersions
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Intensity
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light Amplifiers
  • Light Sources
  • Monochromatic Light
  • Optical Equipment
  • Perturbations
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy