Title

Directionality of Gaussian Schell-model beams propagating in atmospheric turbulence

Authors

Authors

T. Shirai; A. Dogariu;E. Wolf

Abbreviated Journal Title

Opt. Lett.

Keywords

PARTIALLY COHERENT BEAMS; MEDIA; Optics

Abstract

It is known that some partially coherent Gaussian Schell-model beams may generate, in free space, the same angular distribution of radiant intensity as a fully coherent laser beam. We show that this result also holds even if the beams propagate in atmospheric turbulence, irrespective of the particular model of turbulence used. The result is illustrated by an example. (C) 2003 Optical Society of America.

Journal Title

Optics Letters

Volume

28

Issue/Number

8

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

610

Last Page

612

WOS Identifier

WOS:000181989100008

ISSN

0146-9592

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