Abstract

A recently introduced [J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 30, 479 (2013) [CrossRef]  ] sparse spectrum (SS) model of statistically homogeneous random fields makes it possible to generate 3D samples of refractive-index fluctuations with prescribed spectral density at a very reasonable computational cost. The SS technique can be used in the framework of the split-step Fourier method for numerical simulation of wave propagation in turbulence. It allows generation of the phase screen samples that are free from the limitations of the Markov approximation, which is commonly used for theoretical description and numerical modeling of optical waves propagation through turbulence. We investigate statistics of these phase screens and present a numerical algorithm for their generation.

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