Mode coupling approach to beam propagation in atmospheric turbulence

    Authors

    C. Schwartz;A. Dogariu

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

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

    Keywords

    PARTIALLY COHERENT BEAMS; SPACE-FREQUENCY DOMAIN; RANDOM-MEDIA; ORDER; FIELD; Optics

    Abstract

    A mode coupling approach based on the modal theory of coherence is suggested for the study of partially coherent beams in atmospheric turbulence. An approximate expression is derived for the mode power coupling coefficients, and some specific cases are studied using numerical methods. Several general results derived from the properties of the coupling coefficients are also presented. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America.

    Journal Title

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

    Volume

    23

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2006

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    329

    Last Page

    338

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000234879100013

    ISSN

    1084-7529

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