Abstract

The spatial coherence length and wave phase structure function are two important factors in describing turbulence’s effect on light propagation in seawater. This paper derives the wave phase structure function and spatial coherence length of plane waves in moderate to strong turbulent channels by deriving a “modification seawater turbulence power spectrum” and an oceanic-modified Rytov approximation. The evolutions in wave structure function, coherence length with the temperature dissipation rate, energy dissipation rate, anisotropy turbulence factor, signal wavelength, and propagation distance are analyzed by numerical calculation. In the moderate and strong turbulence regions, the phase structure function and spatial coherence length increase and decrease with increasing transmission distance and turbulence strength, respectively, and there is a saturation tendency for both. The fluctuation of seawater salinity has a greater effect on the phase structure function and coherence length than the temperature fluctuation. In addition, the wave structure function decreases with increasing signal wavelength and degree of turbulent anisotropy, but the trend of spatial coherence length is reversed.

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