Abstract

Analytical formulas for the angular width and propagation factor of a partially coherent standard Laguerre–Gaussian (sLG) vortex beam through anisotropic turbulent plasma were derived based on the extended Huygens–Fresnel integral and the second-order moments of the Wigner distribution function. The evolution properties of the angular width and propagation factor of partially coherent sLG vortex beams propagating in anisotropic turbulent plasma were investigated numerically. The numerical results demonstrate the influence of the source and turbulence parameters on the normalized angular width and normalized propagation factor of the partially coherent sLG vortex beams. It can be observed that in a partially coherent sLG vortex beam with a lower beam order, topological charge, and wavelength, or a higher correlation coefficient of the source plane, and with increasing propagation distance and refractive index fluctuation variance or decreasing anisotropy parameters, the outer and inner scales of the turbulent plasma have a large angular width and propagation factor (i.e., the beam quality is worse). The results of this study will be beneficial for applications in remote sensing and optical communications.

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