Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Laser beam power fade induced by system and atmospheric effects

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

A simple model for the propagation of laser beams in a turbulent atmosphere is presented. Closed analytical expressions, suitable for system research and real-time analysis of field experiments, are obtained for the probability of the intercepted power to exceed a certain threshold level. A hierarchy of approximations is described and the validity range of each is discussed.

© 1982 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Boresight error in the conical scan method of autoboresighting a laser beam on a specular point-target

Perambur S. Neelakantaswamy and Arthur Rajaratram
Appl. Opt. 21(19) 3607-3612 (1982)

Limitations of signal averaging due to temporal correlation in laser remote-sensing measurements

N. Menyuk, D. K. Killinger, and C. R. Menyuk
Appl. Opt. 21(18) 3377-3383 (1982)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (3)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Equations (32)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved