Application of the Beam Diffusion Equation for Describing Light Intensity Fluctuations in a Randomly Inhomogeneous Medium.

Abstract

It is shown that the beam cross-section remains constant when a light (electromagnetic) beam propagates through a medium having random inhomogeneities in its index of refraction, provided merely that certain mild statistical restrictions are required to be in force on the character of these vagaries in the medium, such as the need for uniformity and isotropy. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 22, 1973
Accession Number
AD0772730

Entities

People

  • N. V. Zubareva

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diffusion
  • Equations
  • Intensity
  • Personality
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics