Title

Aperture-Averaging Factor For Optical Scintillations Of Plane And Spherical Waves In The Atmosphere

Abstract

Previous analyses of aperture averaging of optical scintillations in the turbulent atmosphere have generally involved either numerical integrations or approximation formulas based on asymptotic results for large apertures. Here I develop the exact expressions for the aperture-averaging factor in the weak-turbulence regime for both plane and spherical waves. For computational ease, accurate approximation or interpolation formulas that can be applied in most cases of interest with greater accuracy than previous approximations are also developed. © 1992 Optical Society of America.

Publication Date

1-1-1992

Publication Title

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volume

9

Issue

4

Number of Pages

597-600

Document Type

Article

Identifier

scopus

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.9.000597

Socpus ID

84975661858 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84975661858

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