Title

The Significance Of The Class Of K-Distributions

Abstract

The statistical fluctuations developed by an optical wave, after passing through atmospheric turbulence, have a non-Gaussian nature. The detected optical intensity appears to have two separate time scales of fluctuations. This paper discusses a plausible physical model for the turbulence scattering of an optical wave that would give rise to a two-time scale fluctuation. The K distribution, H-K distribution and I-K distribution are analyzed as to the possible scattering conditions, by turbulence, these distributions represent. © 1988 SPIE.

Publication Date

8-10-1988

Publication Title

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volume

926

Number of Pages

2-7

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1117/12.945753

Socpus ID

0042055335 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0042055335

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