Title

Theoretical Model For Optical-Wave Phase Fluctuations

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Opt. Soc. Am. A-Opt. Image Sci. Vis.

Keywords

Optics

Abstract

A model is developed for the probability density function of the phase of an optical wave propagating through atmospheric turbulence. The field of the optical wave is modeled as the coherent sum of a constant-amplitude component and a random component whose amplitude is governed by the K distribution. Under the same conditions, it was previously shown that the intensity of the field is approximately governed by the I–K distribution. Two functional forms of the phase distribution are derived, and special cases of each are discussed.

Journal Title

Journal of the Optical Society of America a-Optics Image Science and Vision

Volume

4

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-1987

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

374

Last Page

378

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1987F899200010

ISSN

0740-3232

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