Irradiance Scintillations: Comparison of Theory with Experiment

Abstract

Calculations are made using a new theory for the covariance of the irradiance scintillations of an optical wave in a turbulent medium. These are compared with recent experimental data and found to be in good agreement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 20, 1974
Accession Number
ADA006365

Entities

People

  • Ronald L. Fante

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Covariance
  • Electric Fields
  • Experimental Data
  • Integral Equations
  • Intensity
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Optical Communications
  • Plane Waves
  • Radiation
  • Refractive Index
  • Scintillation
  • Spherical Waves
  • Statistics
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics