Laser Interferometry of Turbulent Atmosphere

Investigation of Coherent and Incoherent Laser Beams Propagation Through Turbulent Atmosphere

In this paper propagation of combined laser beam through atmosphere is investigated. Laser beam is combined via lens array arrangement. Turbulence is considered as an affecting factor of atmosphere and its effects on transverse coherence length (Fried parameter), peak intensity, propagation efficiency, and spot size of the laser beam is investigated. Coherent and incoherent combined beam are co...

Propagation of a Focused Laser Beam in a Turbulent Atmosphere

Picosecond Laser Pulse Distortion by Propagation through a Turbulent Atmosphere

We have been investigating the influence of atmospheric turbulence on the propagation of a picosecond laser pulse. The figure of merit of presented results is the time of propagation, its absolute delay and jitter. Phase wavefront deformation or beam profile changes were not studied. The correlation of the atmospheric turbulence with the propagation delay fluctuation was measured. The research ...

Through a Turbulent Atmosphere

The sta ti s ti cal di s tributi ons of th e a ngle of arrival, th e s pot location, the cross section, th e amp li . tude , th e carrier phase and the modulation phase of a lase r bea m tra ve rs ing an anisotropicaliy turbule nt at mos phere are de rived in terms of the s pace corre la tio n fun c tion of th e at mosph eri c index of refractio n a nd the windspeed. The Limit a ti o ns imposed...

Optical detection of laser or scattered radiation transmitted through the turbulent atmosphere.

Photoelectron counting distributions are obtained for radiation, consisting of a coherent and a chaotic component, after passage through the turbulent atmosphere. Independent additive background radiation is also taken into account. The counting distributions broaden markedly, and their peak occurs at decreasing count numbers for increasing turbulence. Plots of the distributions are presented f...