Title
Recent Results On Optical Scintillation In The Presence Of Beam Wander
Keywords
Atmospheric turbulence; Beam wander; Pdf model; Scintillation
Abstract
In this paper we discuss some recent results concerning beam wander-induced scintillation of a Gaussian-beam wave along a horizontal path with constant Cn2 and also from ground to space, the latter based on the Hufnagle-Valley model for Cn2. We consider cases of tracked beams and untracked beams, both of which involve a certain amount of beam wander. Theoretical models of scintillation and corresponding probability density function (pdf) models are compared with simulation data over a broad range of beam diameters. We include both collimated and focused beams. For the uplink from ground to space path, we also examine some fade statistics.
Publication Date
3-31-2008
Publication Title
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume
6878
Number of Pages
-
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.768231
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
41149131678 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/41149131678
STARS Citation
Andrews, Larry C. and Phillips, Ronald L., "Recent Results On Optical Scintillation In The Presence Of Beam Wander" (2008). Scopus Export 2000s. 10821.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/10821