Mutual Coherence Function of a Beam Propagating in a Turbulent Medium

Abstract

Using transport theory the mutual coherence function of a beam propagating in a turbulent medium has been studied in detail, including the effect of the beam size, focal length and strength of the turbulence. The most detailed results are obtained for the MCF when the fluctuations have a Gaussian spectrum, but simple closed-form asymptotic results have also been obtained when the spectrum is a von Karman.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 07, 1973
Accession Number
AD0772659

Entities

People

  • Ronald L. Fante

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Classification
  • Commerce
  • Diffusion
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Equations
  • Fresnel Zones
  • Integrals
  • Intensity
  • Laser Beams
  • Plane Waves
  • Scattering
  • Spherical Waves
  • Turbulence
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.